Woburn teachers strike Monday amid ongoing contract dispute
Hundreds of teachers in Woburn will walk the picket line Monday morning after negotiations between the educators and district leaders failed to rea...
Hundreds of teachers in Woburn will walk the picket line Monday morning after negotiations between the educators and district leaders failed to reach a new contract agreement Sunday.There are no classes for the roughly 4,300 public school students in Woburn while the teachers strike.Contract talks have been ongoing for more than a year between the School Committee and the Woburn Teachers' Association, which represents teachers, nurses, and teacher aides. The union's goals for their contract include pay increases for teacher aides, smaller class sizes, and twice-a-week physical education classes for elementary school students.