MINNEAPOLIS — The Minneapolis teachers strike entered its second day Wednesday as union and district negotiators are set to enter a 90-minute bargaining session at Minneapolis Public Schools headquarters.
Educators picketed in front of Lucy Laney Elementary in the morning, chanting and marching on the sidewalk in front of the north Minneapolis school.
Union leaders are demanding higher starting salaries for educational support professionals, "competitive salaries" for teachers, school counselors in every school and class-size caps. The union is seeking a 12% salary increase for first-year educators and 5% increase for second-year teachers.
