Union tensions in Oregon's 2 largest school districts reach defining moments
Tensions are rising around union negotiations in Oregon's two largest K-12 school districts. Leaders from Salem-Keizer Public Schools announced Tue...
Tensions are rising around union negotiations in Oregon's two largest K-12 school districts. Leaders from Salem-Keizer Public Schools announced Tuesday that they're calling for state mediation to move bargaining forward with the Salem-Keizer Education Association, the union representing more than 2,300 teachers and other educators in one of Oregon's largest districts. Association officials said they believe mediation is premature. Meanwhile, the Portland Federation of School Professionals, which represents 1,350 classified employees in Portland Public Schools, has refused to ratify its new tentative agreement with the district.