Last week, the Spokane Education Association voted to strike indefinitely, starting Friday, if the union and Spokane Public Schools can’t come to a compromise on a new contract.

“Nobody wants to ever have a strike,” SEA President Jenny Rose said. “But if it comes to that, it will happen.”

According to the union, one of the biggest challenges to a new contract is how much the district pays instructional assistants. Rose said the Spokane aides are some of the worst-paid state employees, despite the fact that Spokane Public Schools is the second-largest school district. More here. Eli Francovich, SR

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