GLOUCESTER – A day of negotiations between the Gloucester teachers union and the school committee ended at a standstill on Saturday.
Unable to reach fair agreement
The union said that they had presented proposals to the committee, but weren’t able to reach a fair agreement.
“Tonight, we are still on strike,” Co-President of the Gloucester Teachers Association Rachel Salvorex said. “We were told that the school committee does not want to bargain throughout the night or tomorrow morning to get this deal signed.”
Educators in Gloucester and Beverly have been on strike since Thursday night. Marblehead teachers authorized a strike at the end of the school day on Friday. They are hoping to get a contract with better pay, 10 weeks of paid parental leave, and more prep time.
“However today, the union decided we would not move forward with those issues and instead focused on issues like email response time and personal days,” Gloucester School Committee chair Kathleen Clancy said.