Denver teacher strike

Teachers in Denver, Colorado, walked out of their classrooms on Monday after failing to reach a deal with administrators on pay. Polis and the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment in the state’s decision not to intervene in the labor dispute between the Denver Classroom Teachers Association and Denver Public Schools.

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The Denver Classroom Teachers Association officially filed with the Department of Labor and Employment its desire to strike, giving the legally required 20-day notice. The first teacher’s union to secure a contract west of the Mississippi, DCTA represents the 5,635 educators of the Denver Public School system. The teachers union and the school district failed to reach an agreement after more than a year of negotiations. We believe public education is the gateway to opportunity – and that all students have the human and civil right to a quality public education that develops their potential, independence, and character. DENVER — More than 2,600 Denver Public Schools teachers called out of work Monday on day one of the first strike in the district in 25 years, according to the district. Chalkbeat is a nonprofit newsroom dedicated to providing the information families and educators need, but this kind of work isn't possible without your help. Denver Teacher Strike on Chalkbeat Colorado. Denver’s teachers may soon be returning to school. Polis and the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment in the state’s decision not to intervene in the labor dispute between the Denver Classroom Teachers Association and Denver Public Schools. We believe public education is the gateway to opportunity – and that all students have the human and civil right to a quality public education that develops their potential, independence, and character. Denver schoolteachers are going on strike over how their base pay is calculated. DENVER – The rights of teachers to strike was affirmed today by Gov. DENVER — More than 2,600 Denver Public Schools teachers called out of work Monday on day one of the first strike in the district in 25 years, according to the district. Denver is teetering on the brink of the nation’s next big teacher strike. The first teacher’s union to secure a contract west of the Mississippi, DCTA represents the 5,635 educators of the Denver …

DENVER — More than 2,600 Denver Public Schools teachers called out of work Monday on day one of the first strike in the district in 25 years, according to the district.

It follows a slew of walkouts in West Virginia, Oklahoma, Arizona, North Carolina last spring and a January strike in Los Angeles.

Denver's strike was the latest in a wave of teachers' strikes that spread across the country last year and that have continued to gain strength. District officials have said they receive $33 million each year for ProComp. Photo: [email protected] ... I’m an organizer with the Party for Socialism and Liberation and a high school teacher and union activist in Denver, Colorado. Denver and Jeffco are neighbors, she said, and she wanted to support her fellow teachers and friends.