Pay Cuts, Health Care Costs Increase Part of Teachers' Contract
Deal approved by teachers, school board Wednesday
Updated 8:09 p.m. Wednesday An 18-month contract between Westlake City Schools and the union representing teachers and some other school employees was approved by the Board of Education and the Westlake Teachers Association Wednesday. The contract will cut teachers' pay and increase their health care costs. Superintendant Dan Keenan said the contract will save the district between $5 million and $6 million. The deal passed by a wide margin with the union, Westlake Teachers Association president Amy Butcher said. A tentative agreement was reached on Tuesday afternoon. "It was difficult," Butcher said of negotiations. "It's a concessionary contract. It was a matter of how much we give, and where it comes from. The goal was to make it as …
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