Averting a strike, Southeast and its teachers’ union agreed on wage increases and student discipline

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Averting a strike, Southeast and its teachers’ union agreed on wage increases and student discipline

- Wendy DiAlesandro

Southeast teachers have reached a tentative agreement with the district’s board of education, averting a strike that could have had district students starting the year with substitute teachers.

The Aug. 16 agreement capped four months of negotiations during which the teachers’ union issued a 10-day strike notice. Teachers had been working without a contract since June 30. The new contract will be effective through 2026, said Monica Kiskadden, a Southeast teacher and spokesperson for the Southeast Local District Teachers Association.

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