McKeesport teachers move closer to work stoppage
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October 6, 2023

McKeesport teachers move closer to work stoppage

By Mon Valley Independent

By Michael Richter

mrichter@yourmvi.com

McKeesport Area School District teachers have voted to strike soon if they aren’t able to come to a contract agreement with the school board. “No one wants a strike,” Mckeesport Area Education Association President Gerald McGrew Jr. said in a press release issued Thursday. “However, in taking this step, the membership of the MAEA has clearly indicated to the board that we will use any and all measures available to us under Pennsylvania law in order to reach a contract settlement that treats all members of our union fairly and equitably.”

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