Minneapolis teacher strike is part of a wider labor struggle
Between pay gaps, the pandemic, growing class sizes and legislative directives, “the pressure on teachers right now is so formidable,” one expert said.
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Between pay gaps, the pandemic, growing class sizes and legislative directives, “the pressure on teachers right now is so formidable,” one expert said.
(KNSI) - Thousands of teachers and support staff remain on the picket line Monday. Minneapolis educators remai...
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State help isn't likely to come quickly or easily — lawmakers in the divided Legislature are sparring over how to spend the surplus during an election year, and many groups are jockeying for a cut of the money.
Negotiations between union leaders and Minneapolis Public Schools have so far not yielded an agreement.