Blue Ridge School District And Employees Reach Tentative Agreement
The Blue Ridge school district and the union for its teacher and support staff have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract.
The Blue Ridge school district and the union for its teacher and support staff have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract.
The Champaign Unit 4 School District has officially avoided a strike. On Tuesday, the Unit 4 Board of Education and teachers union both voted in favor of a new three year teacher contract.
The Champaign Federation of Teachers and the Champaign Unit 4 Board of Education announced Tuesday that they had failed to make any progress in contract negotiations.
The Champaign Federation of Teachers voted Thursday afternoon to authorize a strike, according to union president Jennifer White. The move comes after she said the union and Champaign District 4 officials failed to come any closer to a contract agreement during a bargaining session earlier this week.
The Champaign Federation of Teachers announced in an email to union membership Monday night that they plan to take a strike authorization vote later this week.