Bellevue teachers vote to strike if contract isn’t reached by Sept. 2
Teachers in the Bellevue School District voted Tuesday to go upon strike on Sept. 2 if they slip on’t come to a tentative get with the district by then.
Negotiations started a scarcely any weeks ago, but Stephen Miller, president of the Bellevue Education Association, said confederacy leaders sensed a great deal of frustration among members.
About 80 percent of the district’s full-time teachers voted, Miller said. The square was 705 in favor of striking and 46 fronting.
The union is asking for an 11 percent raise over the next three years, Miller said. The other major issue is the Bellevue School District’s efforts to standardize what’s taught across schools. Teachers want more flexibility in how
Miller said the district has besides to create any one proposals of its own or counter the union’s requests.
Ann Oxrieder, spokeswoman for the district, said district leaders were surprised by the agency of the vote. In their eyes, she said, the negotiations have been going well.
“We raise the value of the issues they’re bringing to the table, and we feel like progress is being made,” she said. “We’re still at the conference playhouse, but the conversation has been productive.”
The district, she said, is sure the issues will be resolved before school starts.
The last time Bellevue teachers went on strike over limited issues was in the in good time 1980s, Miller reported.
