Keystone Oaks Teachers Threatening To Strike

DORMONT, PA — Keystone Oaks School District teachers are threatening to strike on Feb. 1 if a new contract agreement isn't reached.

According to the district, the most recent contract proposal includes the following:

• A five year contract, effective July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2025.
• Proposed salaries over the five-year agreement:
  • 2020-2021: Salary freeze
  • 2021-2022: Salaries increase by 5.43%
  • 2022-2023: Salaries increase by 4.89%
  • 2023-2024: Salaries increase by 4.38%
  • 2024-2025: Salaries increase by 3.18%
• For the 2020-2021 school year, teachers have been offered a healthcare credit that would offset the increase in their contribution for this school year. This would ensure that no member is receiving less take-home pay than in 2019-2020.

“Although circumstances have changed drastically since we began negotiating one year ago, our priority remains the same - to agree on a contract that puts students first and is fiscally responsible for tax payers in the Keystone Oaks School District,” school board president Theresa Lydon said in a district release.