Minneapolis Teachers
Decide To Strike, After Failed Contract Negotiations.
Minneapolis Teachers
Decide To Strike, After Failed Contract Negotiations.
The dispute is focused on a "living wage" for education support staff in the largest Minneapolis school district.
Also under negotiation are class-size limits and student mental health services.
We are on strike for safe and stable schools, we’re on strike for systemic change, , Greta Cunningham, Minneapolis Federation of Teachers, via ABC News.
... we’re on strike for our students, the future of our city and the future of Minneapolis public schools, Greta Cunningham, Minneapolis Federation of Teachers, via ABC News.
29,000 students are currently
affected by the strike.
While the school district has vowed
to continue negotiations, teacher union leaders
say the process should not have progressed to a strike.
This agreement could have been reached much earlier. It shouldn’t have taken a strike vote, but we got there, Leah VanDassor, Local Teachers Union President, via ABC News.
Parents who have dealt with the added stresses of at-home learning expressed weary support for the teachers.
You kind of become immune to it, between distance learning, and home school, it’s now a way of life, unfortunately, Twin Cities Parent, via ABC News.
In the neighboring city of St. Paul, negotiations averted a teacher strike, .
as district administrators largely agreed to the demands of teachers in their city.
This comprehensive settlement offer addresses the union’s priorities, does not add to the projected $42 million budget shortfall next year, , Joe Gothard, St. Paul Superintendent,
via ABC News.
... and most importantly, keeps our students, teachers and staff in the classroom, Joe Gothard, St. Paul Superintendent,
via ABC News.
Union officials in Minneapolis seek a starting wage of $35,000 for those who support the work of teachers in the district