Breaking: Seattle Public Schools will not start school tomorrow, Sept. 7, because of a planned work stoppage by Seattle Education Association (SEA).
have voted overwhelmingly to strike over contract negotiations with the district.
“We had 75% of our membership voting. 95% of them voted to authorize a strike. So if the tentative agreement has not been reached before tomorrow, our members will be on picket lines in front of their worksite starting as early as 7:30 a.m. tomorrow morning and picketing till our bargaining teams reach a tentative agreement.”
“I think that teachers deserve everything that they asked for teachers are the bedrock of a fundament of our society to make everyone better,” one parent said in an interview with KIRO NewsRadio.“I mean, I kind of understand the teachers position, but I was hoping they can reach agreement as soon as possible,” another parent said.
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