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The union representing educators in Minneapolis Public Schools has reached a tentative contract agreement with the district, averting a strike that had been scheduled to begin Tuesday.
The Minneapolis Federation of Educators and the school district announced the tentative deal late Saturday.
In a news release, the union said the deal — which covers contracts for teachers, educational support professionals and adult educators — “invests in solutions that will help students thrive — smaller, enforceable class sizes, strong special education supports and caseload limits, and better pay for educators.”
Specific terms of the agreement were not released.
“This agreement is proof that when educators, families, and our community work together, we have the power to build brighter futures for our students and a more vibrant Minneapolis,” Marcia Howard, president of the union’s teacher chapter, said in a news release. “By coming together around real solutions, we’ve taken an important step toward the stability and unity our schools and city deserve.”
“This agreement centers our students and honors the requests and needs of our staff, while balancing the fiscal realities our district is facing,” the district said in a statement. District officials had cited a challenging budget outlook during negotiations.
The tentative agreement still needs to be ratified by union members. The union said it is planning a joint news conference with the district on Monday.
The deal was announced just over a week after the union filed notice that it intended to strike as soon as Nov. 11, following months of contract talks that had failed to reach an agreement.
The Minneapolis educators’ union previously went on strike for nearly three weeks in 2022 — its first strike since 1970.
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