Tacoma Schools Superintendent Art Jarvis says the union representing teachers and office workers in the school district has presented the district with “unexpected new demands” and asked for pay increases for its members, including substitute teachers.
In an e-mail sent to parents throughout the district, and also published on the school district Web site, Jarvis described this week’s negotiations with the Tacoma Education Association as “frustrating.”
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