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East Greenwich Teachers Say They Rejected Latest Contract Offer
The teachers union posted a press release on Twitter to say they have turned down the school committee's latest offer.
EAST GREENWICH, RI — The teachers' union voted on Feb. 8 to reject the school committee's contract offer. According to the union press release, the offer "would have resulted in significant pay cuts for newly hired teachers, a high-deductible health plan for employees teaching less than seven years, and language regarding class sizes harmful to students."
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The vote means the school committee will move to arbitration, the East Greenwich Education Association said.
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