Southeast teachers union holds off on strike as negotiations progress

Community enjoys ice cream social as SELDTA bargaining continues. Photo submitted by Monica Kiskadden

Southeast teachers union holds off on strike as negotiations progress

- Wendy DiAlesandro

Students at Southeast Local Schools may start the school year with their regular teachers, who say a positive Aug. 9 bargaining session led them not to call for a strike for now.

The Southeast Local District Teachers Association (SELDTA), the board of education and a federal mediator met for six hours Aug. 9 to iron out new contract details. Monica Kiskadden, SELDTA spokesperson and a Southeast teacher, said the sides “remain divided on economic issues and issues that directly affect the learning environment of Southeast students.”

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