Cheney Education Association rallies

Members and supporters of the Cheney Education Association rally for their terms in the Cheney School District’s contract negotiations on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024, at Cheney Middle School in Cheney, Wash.

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Wed., Aug. 14, 2024

Retired Cheney teacher Bonnie Sullivan holds a homemade sign on a file folder as she marches with members and supporters of the Cheney Education Association during a rally for their terms in the Cheney School District’s contract negotiations on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024, at Cheney Middle School in Cheney, Wash. Sullivan was part of the 1983 contract negotiation team earlier in her career before retiring in 2003.

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Amy Pruett, a fourth grade teacher and CEA Secretary leads a short march with members and supporters of the Cheney Education Association during a rally for their terms in the Cheney School District’s contract negotiations on Wednesday at Cheney Middle School in Cheney.

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The reflected silhouette of Lori Hays, a retired teacher of 30 years in the Cheney School District, frames another rally participant in the windows of the Cheney Middle School Library as members and supporters of the Cheney Education Association gather outside the building during a rally for their terms in the Cheney School District’s contract negotiations on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024, in Cheney, Wash. “We give our lives to this job,” said Hays.

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Mike Horrocks, a CEA rep at large and a music teacher at Sunset Elementary leads cheers with members and supporters of the Cheney Education Association during a rally for their terms in the Cheney School District’s contract negotiations on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024, at Cheney Middle School in Cheney, Wash.

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Members and supporters of the Cheney Education Association rally for their terms in the Cheney School District’s contract negotiations on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024, at Cheney Middle School in Cheney, Wash.

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CEA President Meridth Lemelin speaks through a megaphone as members and supporters of the Cheney Education Association rally for their terms in the Cheney School District’s contract negotiations on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024, at Cheney Middle School in Cheney, Wash.

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Members and supporters of the Cheney Education Association rally for their terms in the Cheney School District’s contract negotiations on Aug. 14 at Cheney Middle School in Cheney.

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Members and supporters of the Cheney Education Association wave at passing cars as they rally for their terms in the Cheney School District’s contract negotiations on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024, at Cheney Middle School in Cheney, Wash.

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Elijah Sarria-Wiley, 14, cheers at passing cars in support of his grandmother, Cheney teacher Sally Canton, as members and supporters of the Cheney Education Association rally early this month at Cheney Middle School in Cheney.

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Members and supporters of the Cheney Education Association rally for their terms in the Cheney School District’s contract negotiations on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024, at Cheney Middle School in Cheney, Wash.

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Sara Leiva, a multilingual learner teacher at Cheney High School holds a sign as cars pass while joining members and supporters of the Cheney Education Association during a rally for their terms in the Cheney School District’s contract negotiations on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024, at Cheney Middle School in Cheney, Wash.

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