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Seattle Teachers Ready to Strike | Seattle News
Seattle Public Schools faces a looming strike as 91% of union staff—about 6,000 educators and support workers—vote to authorize walkouts over stalled contract talks. After 24 rounds of negotiations, only 12% of key demands like wages, class sizes, workloads, and special education staffing have been agreed upon. Frustrated educators, who’ve been negotiating since June, say the district isn’t prioritizing students’ needs, especially amid an $87 million budget shortfall from declining enrollment. The district plans major cuts—including reorganizing its central office by 2026—to balance the…
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