Boston Teachers Stage One-Day Strike in Contract Dispute
Members of the Boston Teachers' Union staged a one-day walkout last week over their contract dispute with the district, forcing school officials to cancel classes for the city's 60,000 public school students.
Superintendent Lois Harrison-Jones declared Oct. 27 a professional-development day just before the job action began, and children were told not to report to any of the 117 schools, said Larry Faison, a spokesman for the district.
Teachers who failed to show up for work will have their...
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