The Woodburn School District and the Woodburn teachers union is set to enter mediation as contract negotiations approach the one-year mark.
Mediation between the district and the Woodburn Education Association, which represents roughly 350 licensed K-12 educators, will begin March 31. This move comes amid disagreements between the two parties over pay, class size limits, workload and immigration protocols.
At the end of February, the Oregon Education Association, which oversees teachers unions across Oregon, identified Woodburn as one of seven districts and community colleges statewide on the brink of a strike. However, Woodburn union leaders and the district say a strike is not inevitable…