Working people across the United States regularly step up to help out our friends, neighbors and communities during these trying times. In our Service & Solidarity Spotlight series, we’ll showcase one of these stories every day. Here’s today’s story.
Members of the Minneapolis Federation of Educators, an affiliate of both the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and the National Education Association (NEA), approved a contract deal with the public school district, ending the threat of strike.
The two-year agreement, which covers three separate union contracts, follows seven months of talks. The deal now must be approved by the school board.
“We are [pleased] to announce that our members have voted to ratify our tentative agreements!” the Minneapolis Federation of Educators wrote in an online post.
The new contract will shrink class sizes, create manageable special education caseloads, and raise pay by 2% this year, followed by a 2% in the 2026–27 school year.