St. Paul educators set March 11 strike deadline, seek community support

SPFE has set up an online form for supporters to email board members.

St. Paul educators vote to authorize strike: ‘It’s time for us to stop being disrespected’

The St. Paul Federation of Educators’ 3,689 members – teachers, education assistants and school professionals – could go on strike in March.

St. Paul educators settle contract, pivot to supporting Minneapolis strikers

With a tentative agreement in hand, St. Paul educators urged support for their union siblings in Minneapolis, where 4,000 members of the Minneapolis Federation of Teachers and its chapter of education support professionals began an open-ended strike yesterday.

Educators in St. Paul, Minneapolis vote to strike over student-centered demands

Union members who voted “yes” said they were hopeful the vote would be a catalyst for movement in negotiations with the district, which began last May and have since entered mediation.

Educators frustrated by plan to uproot St. Paul students

“I don’t think they’ve considered how these changes might push families further away,” Galtier science teacher Peter Ratzloff said.