First Denver Teachers Strike In 25 Years Set For Monday After Union Ends Contract Talks With School [View all]
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Source: The Denver Post
Leaders of the union representing Denver Public Schools’ educators ended contract negotiations with the district Saturday evening after more than six hours of last-ditch talks, announcing they’ll go through with plans for the city’s first teacher strike in 25 years on Monday.
District officials — who have hired 300 new substitute teachers and have an “active roster” of 1,200 subs — have said they intend to keep Denver’s 161 public schools open during a strike, though they will cancel preschool classes for 3- and 4-year-olds.
Yet DPS leaders have acknowledged that if they can’t put enough teachers in place, they may have to consider closing some schools. If that happens, district officials say they’ll alert parents the night before.
Both sides expressed disappointment Saturday night following the collapse of negotiations, with Denver teachers now set to walk out of their classrooms in the name of better wages for the first time since 1994. Union leaders said they’re not willing to negotiate again until Tuesday. -MORE.
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