Seattle teacher's union votes to authorize strike over district contract
About 91% of union members backed the move as Seattle Public Schools and teachers remain split over pay, staffing and class sizes.
- On Wednesday, hundreds of Seattle Education Association members voted 91% to authorize a strike, empowering leadership to call a walkout if no contract agreement is reached before school begins Sept. 2.
- Negotiations between the SEA and Seattle Public Schools have stalled after 24 bargaining sessions, with members seeking higher wages, smaller class sizes, and improved special education staffing under first-time negotiator Superintendent Ben Shuldiner.
- The labor dispute coincides with an $87 million budget deficit at the district, which approved a $1.34 billion budget to manage costs while union representatives report only 12% of contract terms are settled.
- Returning to the bargaining table Thursday, union negotiators and the district aim to secure an agreement before the current contract expires Aug. 31, avoiding a delayed school year start.
- Seattle teachers last went on strike in 2022, which delayed the school year by five days; leaders now remain prepared to picket if progress stalls before Sept. 2.
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Seattle teachers could strike despite being among highest paid in US
(The Center Square) - The union representing Seattle teachers has voted to authorize a strike, putting the start of the school year on Sept. 2 in jeopardy.
‘Respectful pay’ and smaller class sizes — Seattle teachers union authorizes strike
Teachers went on strike in 2022 Members of the Seattle Education Association have voted to authorize a strike, escalating contract negotiations with Seattle Public Schools days before the scheduled September 2 start of the school year. The authorization comes four years after the union took the rare step of launching a strike in pounding out a contract with the district in 2022 with wins on special education and salaries. With the end of that th…
Seattle teachers authorize strike ahead of 1st day of school
Seattle Public Schools union staff vote to authorize strike; school start date could be impacted
Approximately 6,000 educators with the Seattle Education Association met to vote on a potential strike that could delay the start of the school year for roughly 50,000 students in Washington’s largest school district.
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