Philadelphia Federation Of Teachers Members Vote To Ratify Agreement With School District, Averting Strike

CBS Philadelphia

August 29, 2025

Members of the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers voted Thursday to approve a three-year contract with the school district, union leaders announced after a membership meeting.

The deal includes a 3% salary increase for members, paid parental leave and an end to the controversial sick leave policy known as 3-5-7-9 in favor of new absence guidelines, according to a post the union shared on social media.

The district and the union announced that they had come to a tentative agreement Sunday night, hours before the start of the new school year for Philly's roughly 198,000 district students. The union had been preparing for a possible strike in case they didn't reach a deal before the prior contract ended Aug. 31.

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