SPOKANE, Wash. – Labor Day was founded in the midst of the American labor and unionization movement in the late 1800s. This week, teachers are heading into the school year after several major contract negotiations between school districts and their unions.
In Cheney, teachers are looking forward to a school year that will include after the Cheney School District came to the bargaining table with the teacher’s union
An inverse situation is opening the academic year in Moses Lake, where the school district has due to a
The Spokane School District is in the middle of a three-year labor contract that was approved by the Spokane Education Association in 2022. The next contract negotiation between the teacher’s union and the school district will take place before next academic year.
Overall, the labor landscape for teachers across the Inland Northwest varies by district, with Moses Lake educators under far greater pressure this year due to a debilitating financial crisis.
