By Jim Muir
Teachers at Ewing-Northern Grade School on Friday morning approved a contract that was hashed out less than 12 hours earlier, moving both sides in the labor dispute one step closer to a final agreement.
The 15 certified teachers at the northeast Franklin County grade school that houses students in grades K-8 voted at 7:30 a.m. to approve the deal that was hammered out in an 11th hour negotiating session Thursday night with a federal mediator and school administration.
The contract will not be finalized and no details will be released until after the board meets on Jan. 28 in its regular monthly meeting. However, Collinsville attorney Barney Mundorf who has served as spokesperson for the board, said board members are “pleased” with the agreement and he expected it to be approved.
Teachers at Ewing-Northern have worked without a contact since August 30 and filed an intent to strike notice with the state in November 30. The 15 teachers at the school, located in northeast Franklin County, are represented by the Illinois Federation of Teachers (IFT). The threatened strike would have stopped classes for 227 students in grades K-8.
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