D-300 Teachers on Strike, School Canceled
District 300 schools will be closed Tuesday as teachers strike.
Teachers in Community Unit School District 300 will go on strike Tuesday after the district and the teachers union, LEAD 300, could not reach a tentative contract agreement following a day-long bargaining session Monday. “We’ve been trying all day to avert this,” Mike Williamson, LEAD spokesman said Monday evening. “We began this morning by informing the Board's team that our members had rejected their final offer,” he said. “We hoped they would realize this meant our members needed the Board to make significant movement in order for us to ratify a contract.” The outstanding issues remain class size and compensation. While the board came down on class size, it is not a number acceptable for the union membership, Williamson said. As for pay…
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cynthia
1:25 pm on Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Bob, agreed. Go to McHenry Couty Blog and see the real numbers. Its an eye opener. more ›