Striking East St. Louis teachers, school board approve deal
Source: AP
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) — East St. Louis teachers have accepted a proposed contract to end a strike that's lasted a month.
Dave Comerford of the Illinois Federation of Teachers said Friday that "much more than a simple majority" voted for the proposal, though he didn't give exact figures.
The East St. Louis School Board and the district's Financial Oversight Panel have also signed off.
Terms of the deal haven't been revealed.
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FILE - In this Oct. 27, 2015 file photo striking East St. Louis teachers, from left, Jeff Schneider, Josh Cummins and Paul Thies walk the picket line in front of East St. Louis Senior High School in East St. Louis, Ill. In a statement released Friday Oct. 30, 2015, superintendent Arthur R. Culver said a tentative deal has been reached between East St. Louis School District 189 and the union representing hundreds of teachers who have been on strike for a month. (Steve Nagy/Belleville News-Democrat, via AP)
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