This comes without a strike by the teachers, even though the teachers gave their negotiators the right to issue a ten day notice of a work stopage. The notice was never given to the school administrations in hopes of settling the labor dispute without a strike.
The two sides have been barganing since April of 2011.
The board initiated what they said was their "last, best and final" offer on Saturday, December 31, 2011.
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