The Champaign Federation of Teachers and the Champaign Unit 4 Board of Education announced Tuesday that they had failed to make any progress in contract negotiations.
The Champaign Federation of Teachers voted Thursday afternoon to authorize a strike, according to union president Jennifer White. The move comes after she said the union and Champaign District 4 officials failed to come any closer to a contract agreement during a bargaining session earlier this week.
The Champaign Federation of Teachers announced in an email to union membership Monday night that they plan to take a strike authorization vote later this week.
The Champaign teachers union says the Champaign Unit 4 School District is violating labor law by refusing to bargain over compensation and support for teachers who have to move their classrooms.
The union says the district is refusing to bargain with the CFT over teachers changing classrooms due to upcoming building reconstruction and renovations.
