Minneapolis Educators Strike For Higher
Pay, Better Conditions For Students
Posted By: NorthernDog, 3/8/2022 12:19:08 PM
MINNEAPOLIS — Minneapolis public school educators are officially on strike as of Tuesday morning. The Minneapolis Federation of Teachers and Education Support Professionals announced the strike early Monday evening. The union and school district failed to come to an agreement during the 10-day cooling period following a strike authorization vote late last month. (Snip) About 3,500 Minneapolis teachers and education support professionals will participate in the strike. Their demands include a living wage for the support professionals staff, smaller class sizes and a counselor and social worker at every school. They’re also looking for more educators of color and higher
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Average pay is already $71,000/year. Seems like a bad time to be making greedy demands.