No Deal Yet in Teachers Strike; Talks Continue Thursday

A negotiating session that lasted more than 14 hours on Wednesday ended with no deal reached in the ongoing Strongsville teachers strike, but talks are expected to continue on Thursday.

Negotiating teams from the Strongsville Schools and the Strongsville Education Association, which represents the 383 striking employees, met from 9:30 a.m. to after 11:30 p.m. on Wednesday.

Talks are expected to pick up again Thursday.

It was the third negotiating session with a federal mediator since a teachers' strike began in Strongsville March 4.  

The first was on March 17; the second was an 11-hour session March 26 that ended with no movement toward a settlement.

The teachers' union on Tuesday, April 2 submitted a new proposal to the Board of Education asking that the contract go to binding arbitration. Teachers would return to the classrooms in the meantime. 

The School Board declined the offer.

Meeting Canceled

The School Board has again canceled its monthly work session, which was scheduled for Thursday, April 4.

In March, the board canceled both its work session and regular meeting. 

Frazee said last month he believed the session would be too disruptive to get business done and that is is common practice to cancel meetings during a teachers strike.

The board will have to meet before the end of April, in accordance with state law.

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