A tentative agreement has been reached to end the teachers strike in Gloucester, according to the Union of Gloucester Educators.
The union reached the agreement Friday, after 15 days of being on the picket line.
“Gloucester educators are excited to return back to school Monday morning with a strong and fair contract that ensures our students have the best learning conditions possible. Today, our union unanimously ratified our agreement,” Rachel Salvo Rex and Maryann Aiello, co-presidents of the union, said in a statement.
Union leaders made the official announcement at a press conference Friday afternoon.
The specific details of the tentative agreement were not immediately available.
“Our contract represents the greatest victories Gloucester educators have seen in decades. Members have one of the best paid parental leave benefits in the state,” Salvo Rex and Aiello said in the statement.
“We fought back against demands that would not improve students’ outcomes and learning conditions and would continue to drive our educators out of the district. Our union is walking away more united than ever, more ready to take on the fights that come next,” they continued.
Teachers in Beverly and Marblehead remained on strike Friday.
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