Port Angeles teachers authorize strike ahead of Sept. 1 school start date

has voted to strike over its new contract with the Port Angeles Public Schools. The current contract expires at the end of August, with an official start date for the 2021-2022 school year of Sept. 1.

, telling KIRO Newsradio that they “are prepared to [strike] until [they] get a fair contract,” Kent teacher Reby Parsley said.Educators with the North Thurston School District came to a tentative agreement with the district Tuesday. Port Angeles Education Association consists of 250 educators in the Port Angeles Public Schools. With Tuesday’s strike vote authorization, they are prepared to take to picket lines to demand smaller class sizes and expanded planning periods.

“This is the last thing that educators want to do, start the year on strike. We have been trying to bargain for a very long time and have been pushed to this,” said Karen Doran from Dry Creek Elementary School. “We have little to no movement on planning time and class size. Both are essential to our ability to serve our students.”

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Teachers in Port Angeles vote to authorize strike, say district refuses to meetTeachers in the Port Angeles School District on Monday afternoon voted to authorize a strike as they seek a new contract before the school year starts Thursday. Let me guess...more money and everything will be ok. And of course support for the students 😂😂😂. Same old song and dance. Go ahead and walk out...and just keep on walking
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