Teachers, educators and support staff who work at Seattle Public Schools (SPS) voted to strike, as negotiations over a new contract ground to a halt, delaying the start of the new school year.
Members of the Seattle Education Association (SEA), the union representing approximately 6,000 SPS workers, began the voting process to authorize the strike on Sept. 1, the day after the last contract expired. On Sept. 6, SEA President Jennifer Matter announced that 95 percent of educators voted to approve the strike, with a 75 percent turnout. ...