HOLLAND, Ohio — Support staff in the Springfield Local Schools district have announced plans to strike beginning Wednesday, Jan. 7, citing prolonged contract negotiations and what union leaders describe as a lack of good-faith bargaining by the district.
The announcement was made Tuesday by representatives of the Ohio Association of Public School Employees, which represents support staff under OAPSE Local 478. Union officials say talks have stalled for several months without meaningful progress.
Support staff affected by the planned strike include educational aides, food service employees, transportation workers, and other operational personnel essential to daily school operations…