Teachers in a small school district in southwestern Washington state are on strike over class sizes and other issues, postponing the start of the academic year.
was striking for a second day Tuesday — carrying signs and chanting outside several schools — after Monday’s bargaining session failed to yield a new contract deal with the Camas School District, The Columbian reported.Union leaders said their requests to redirect surplus funding to keep class sizes smaller, increase funding for supplementary programs and improve special education support are not being heard.
The district said in a statement that the union’s latest proposal included "higher than previously requested salary increases," and it felt the union was regressing in talks. "Nobody has asked for a raise," said Joe Farland, an English teacher leading the strike Monday at Camas High School.
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