Sunday, July 25, 2010

Avoiding labor strife, teachers agree to contracts - Boston.com

Avoiding labor strife, teachers agree to contracts - Boston.com

Avoiding labor strife, teachers agree to contracts


July 25, 2010
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PROVIDENCE, R.I.—Teachers in communities throughout Rhode Island are agreeing to new contracts and avoiding labor battles with cash-strapped school districts.
In addition, teacher union officials say they have not heard much dissent in school districts that have yet to work out new contracts for the coming school year.
In districts that settled early or added a year to contracts in force, teachers made concessions to keep their jobs.
Coventry, Little Compton, New Shoreham, Pawtucket and West Warwick had teacher contracts due to expire this summer and all settled early. Others have

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