Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS) will remain closed Monday, with classes canceled for more than 30,000 students for the tenth day, as teachers continue a strike over wages and class sizes, a district spokesperson said.
Highlights
- The strike began March 8 as The Minneapolis Federation of Teachers (MFT) and Education Support Professionals (ESP) want to raise wages and smaller class sizes.
- The offer includes increasing starting wages for 85% of them to at least $23 per hour.
- MPS will remain closed Monday, with classes canceled for more than 30,000 students for the tenth day, as teachers continue a strike over wages and class sizes, the union says.
- The strike started March 8, and the teachers’ union says it is seeking “a living wage” for all of its members.
- The union says the offer is the “last, best and final offer”