Both SEA and Seattle Public Schools Reporting a Tentative Agreement

Update:


That signature is Jennifer Matters, the president of SEA.

The membership needs to vote to end the strike and then vote to accept the agreement. I think my hopes for school to open tomorrow were too optimistic. Thursday?

end of update

Via Twitter:

SPS - SPS and SEA bargaining teams have come to a tentative agreement. We will share an update on the start of school tomorrow afternoon. We look forward to welcoming students and staff for the 2022-23 school year. 

SEA - We stuck together, made our strength and unity known, and it worked. We are excited to have a Tentative Agreement (TA) with Seattle Public Schools. Our solidarity on the picket lines and the enormous community support we received made all the difference.

From the wording, I would hope that they could reopen schools at least by Thursday, but maybe even Wednesday. Stay tuned.

Comments

Benjamin Lukoff said…
Wednesday seems optimistic to me still....
Anonymous said…
Saw your FB comment and agree: nobody wanted any part of a Wednesday board meeting!

Face!
Unhappy said…
The teacher's contract will impact every child within Seattle Public Schools. Yet, the contract is considered confidential. Only teachers and the district have seen contract.

SEA signed off on the Special Education Taskforce proposal. Now, they will force teachers to accept agreement by not having complete agreement available, only requiring 51 percent of teachers to vote etc.
Unhappy, I do think the contract might be available after it's approved. If so, I will post it.

"Force teachers?" It's a union and they could vote against the contract and, with only 51%.

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