Lakeville Schools, Teachers Union Strike Accord

Lakeville public school teachers soon could be working under a new union contract.

This morning, Thisweek Newspapers reported that the Lakeville Area Public Schools and the teachers union, Education Minnesota Lakeville, struck a tentative agreement on a new deal Jan. 11. To view that story, click here.

The Lakeville school district posted a link to that story on its Facebook this morning. To view the district’s Facebook page, click here.

Teachers have been working without a contract since July 1.

A day before the tentative contract was reached, nearly 50 teachers packed a as part of their effort to strike a new accord with the district. A number of them spoke during the meeting.

"If we haven’t lost enough, now we have to fight for our health care," said Brian Vossen, a teacher at and 's varsity football coach. referencing the 216 teachers that have been let go since 2007 due to budget cuts. "Settle the contract. Give us the health care we deserve.”

The union will vote on the tentative agreement on Jan. 23 and 24, according to Thisweek Newspapers. The School Board will vote at its Jan. 24 meeting.

For additional Patch stories about the road leading up to the tentative contract agreement, click on the following stories:

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