Overview
- Weekend bargaining, including a seven-hour Saturday session, ended without a deal and picketing continued Monday.
- District officials say they are reviewing the union’s counterproposal and have invited teachers back to the table Tuesday.
- Union priorities include smaller classes, expanded special-education staffing, a 5% raise over two years and full payment of health insurance premiums.
- The district has offered a one-time 3% raise and an 85% health premium contribution, citing falling enrollment and budget strain.
- About 1,500 Teamsters service and maintenance workers accepted a tentative three-year agreement and returned to work as teachers kept striking.