Souther Nevada News
Teachers Win Wage Battle, Layoffs Planned
Reporter: AP
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Clark County School District officials say
layoffs are on the way after an arbitrator ruled in favor of the
teachers union in a dispute about pay raises.
The ruling issued Wednesday requires the Las Vegas-area district
to pay teachers raises for the current school year and the
2012-2013 school year. The district had been asking its nearly
18,000 teachers to agree to a pay freeze to close a $63 million
budget gap.
District officials previously said that up to 1,350 positions
were hanging in the balance of the arbitration. They said they
won't know how many positions will be eliminated until they
determine how many teachers are resigning or retiring at the end of
the year.
Officials with the Clark County Education Association didn't
immediately return a request for comment.
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