It sounds like the Moses Lake teachers fought hard and got a good settlement. According to the Columbia Basin Herald,
“We got a good settlement, we’re satisfied with the settlement.” said Washington Education Association co-President Michelle Kittrell.
The school district agreed to contribute $300,000 to the insurance pool in the 2007 to 2008 school year, an increase of $50,000 compared with 2006. Class sizes were limited to 23 students in kindergarten and first grade, and 24 students in second grade.
Every once in awhile, I hear someone say that there is no need for labor unions. For those of you who think that, read those last two sentences again.