Community Corner
ABOUT TOWN: Still No Contract for Teachers
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STILL NO CONTRACT FOR TEACHERS: A marathon negotiating session Thursday night between the bargaining team of the , and the four members of the School Committee, the Superintendent of Schools, and their respective legal counsels, went all night.
But, when the parties emerged bleary-eyed at 2:45 a.m. on Friday, no agreement had been reached.
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School Committee Chairman Tom Colburn told About Town early this morning that, "After over 7 hours of intense negotiations, we are much closer to settling a contract than we were yesterday. I will continue to be in close contact with their negotiator over the next few days with the hope of coming to an agreement."
Despite the pressure of , , , and the upcoming end of school, our teachers still are without contracts. Here's hoping the NEXT session is the LAST session. I applaud both sides for working so hard to come to an agreement.
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