The Latest: Denver instructors go on strike over pay conflict

DENVER (AP) — The Newest on the Denver instructor strike (all times local):

7:45 a.m.

Denver instructors have gone on strike after failing to reach a offer with administrators on pay.

Teachers started the strike Monday.

The school district states schools will stay open during the strike and will be staffed by administrators and alternative teachers.

However, the district has canceled classes for 5,000 pre-school children since it doesn’t have the personnel to take care of them.

It’s the latest action in a wave of instructor advocacy since last spring, when teachers walked off the job in West Virginia.

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7 a.m.

Denver instructors state they will strike Monday after failing to win an contract on pay.

Both sides fulfilled Saturday in a final attempt to reach a brand-new contract after over a year of negotiations. They are anticipated to sit down at the bargaining table again Tuesday.

Teachers plan to picket schools around the city beginning Monday. The district states schools will stay open during the strike and will be staffed by administrators and substitute instructors.

However, the district has canceled classes for 5,000 preschool children because it doesn’t have the staff to take care of them.

The teachers’ union says 93 percent of getting involved members backed a strike in a vote last month.

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10:20 p.m.

Denver instructors are planning to strike Monday for the very first time in 25 years after stopped working settlements with the school district over base pay.

The teachers union and Denver Public Schools satisfied Saturday in an attempt to reach a brand-new contract after more than a year of negotiations, but both sides left dissatisfied.

The Denver Class Educators Association launched a declaration after the conference saying the district’s proposition lacks transparency and “pushes for stopped working rewards for some over significant base income for all.”

Meanwhile, schools Superintendent Susana Cordova stated she was “extremely dissatisfied” that the union strolled away from the table instead of continuing to work towards an agreement.

Teachers plan to picket around the city beginning Monday as the district attempts to keep schools open by staffing them with administrators and alternatives. The district has actually canceled classes for about 5,000 young children since it doesn’t have the personnel to take care of them.