{"id":22532,"date":"2019-02-03T00:53:43","date_gmt":"2019-02-03T08:53:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.richgibson.com\/blog\/?p=22532"},"modified":"2019-02-03T00:53:43","modified_gmt":"2019-02-03T08:53:43","slug":"rouge-forum-dispatch-two-three-many-class-wars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.richgibson.com\/blog\/rouge-forum-dispatch-two-three-many-class-wars\/","title":{"rendered":"Rouge Forum Dispatch: Two! Three! Many class wars!"},"content":{"rendered":"

We Say Fight Back!<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Denver teachers are on the brink of a strike. Here\u2019s how we got here and what could be next.<\/h1>\n

For the first time in 25 years, Denver teachers are fed up enough to walk out.<\/p>\n

Last week, 93 percent of Denver Classroom Teachers Association members who voted supported going on strike<\/a>. The vote came after teacher pay negotiations between the teachers union and the school district broke down Jan. 18<\/a>, leaving the teachers without a contract that governs the district\u2019s complicated salary-and-bonus system.<\/p>\n

The day after the strike vote, Denver Public Schools asked state labor officials to intervene<\/a> and try to broker a deal between the two sides. That request put the strike on hold. The union has since filed a response asking the state to stay out of it<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Gov. Jared Polis has until Feb. 11 to decide whether to get involved. Teachers cannot legally strike while a decision is pending.<\/p>\n

While the district and the union wait for the answer, their negotiators are returning to the bargaining table. The two sides are set to meet Thursday at 5 p.m.<\/a><\/p>\n

How did we get here and what happens next? This Q&A is meant to answer those questions.<\/p>\n

Ninety-three percent favoring a strike is a landslide. How many teachers voted?<\/strong>
\nIt\u2019s unclear. The strike vote was an internal union matter, and the union has not released the numbers. Leaders did say the election was conducted electronically by a third party.\u00a0 www.chalkbeat.org\/posts\/co\/2019\/01\/30\/denver-strike-explainer\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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