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National City Teachers To Strike Friday - San Diego News Story - KGTV San Diego

National City Teachers To Strike Friday - San Diego News Story - KGTV San Diego

National City Teachers To Strike Friday

Strike Will Affect 354 Teachers And About 6,000 Students

POSTED: 7:40 pm PST February 1, 2011
UPDATED: 7:20 am PST February 2, 2011

A union executive board representing National City teachers on Tuesday approved an unfair labor practice strike which is scheduled to begin Friday.

"Unless the district calls us back to do some intense negotiations at the table in order for us to reach a fair settlement… that's what we're hopeful for," said Linda Cartwright of the National City Elementary Teachers' Association.

The strike would affect 354 teachers and nearly 6,000 students in the National School District. There was no word on how long the strike would possibly last.

Last March, the National School District declared an impasse when the National City Elementary Teachers' Association and the district failed to reach an agreement for a new teachers' contract, which