District 211 union delays strike
Teachers in Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 have postponed their plans to go on strike Thursday morning.
Teachers union members, in a late session Wednesday, voted to accept a contract that outlines their own terms - and will give the district another day to agree to it before walking off the job.
Both sides have said they could live with a two-year deal that includes a 3.25 percent base-pay raise for teachers for this year with an additional lump-sum payment.
The sticking point apparently has come down to the base raises teachers would get in the second year. The union wants 2.8 percent; the district is hoping for 2.5 percent.
What the union approved Wednesday was its 2.8 percent offer - leaving it unclear whether the district will accept that and whether teachers will go on strike Friday if not.
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