Proviso D209 school board members booed, heckled at meeting amid teachers strike

Individuals shouted, chanted, and booed the board as a lecturers’ strike within the west suburban district stretches on.

The lecturers have been working and not using a contract since June 2021. The negotiations within the Proviso Township Excessive College District have been slowed down over points together with pay will increase and sophistication sizes.

The district stated it has elevated its wage proposal provide from 7% over three years to 9%, however stated the lecturers at Proviso East in Maywood, Proviso West in Hillside and Proviso Math and Science Academy in Forest Park are demanding a 13.25% improve.

Earlier Tuesday, there was a protest and march in Hillside to the assembly at Proviso West.

Monday evening, district officers stated that they had proposed a one week “cooling off” interval after negotiations remained stalls, through which lecturers and college students would return to highschool as negotiations continued below the steerage of a federal mediator.

Officers stated the Proviso Lecturers Union rejected the provide, and so canceled courses from Tuesday, March 15 by way of Thursday March 17.

College students are already off subsequent week for spring break.

The following mediation session is about for Thursday, however casual negotiations proceed, district officers stated.

The Related Press contributed to this report.