Ed Dawson
Kennewick teacher strike over, union ratifies new contract
After a district-record four day strike, teachers have overwhelmingly approved a new two-year contract.
Although few details about the agreement have been released, both sides say they are pleased the matter has been resolved. The deal includes a salary increase for all teachers in the district, as well as addressing safety concerns...
KEA files grievance against district, as contract impasse continues
While negotiations continue, the Kennewick Education Association has filed an Unfair Labor Practice grievance with the State Public Employment Relations Commission.
In it, the KEA claims four counts of bad faith bargaining – including regressive bargaining and an illegal proposal exceeding the statutory maximum in salary, also one count of unlawful surveillance due to a claim the District cracked
Kennewick teacher’s strike claims 3rd day, school closed Thursday
The teacher's strike in Kennewick continues, as the union and school district could not reach an agreement on a new contract.
The following was released by the KSD Wednesday evening:
The Kennewick School District (KSD) continues to negotiate with the Kennewick Education Association (KEA) and as of 7 p...
Kennewick teacher’s strike claims second day, school closed Wednesday
The Kennewick School District has canceled all school for Wednesday, August 28, as the contract impasse with its teacher's union continues.
The KSD released the following statement Tuesday evening:
The Kennewick School District (KSD) continues to negotiate with the Kennewick Education Association (KEA) and as of 7 p...
Pasco man arrested for animal cruelty
A Pasco man faces animal cruelty charges for allegedly kicking his dog's head repeatedly.
Investigators say they recovered video of the 26-year-old suspect kicking the dog in the head more than a dozen times, causing swelling and cuts on the animal's face...
WA Atty General files lawsuit blocking new Trump Administration rule
Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed a lawsuit in a California court Monday asking a judge to block a new Trump Administration rule.
Ferguson says representatives from his office and Child and Youth Services interviewed twenty children living in state-licensed facilities in Washington and found what he describes as deplorable conditions...
Kennewick teachers strike
Six days of negotiations with a state mediator failed to yield a new contract for teachers in the Kennewick School District.
The union voted a week ago that if a tentative agreement was not reached between it and the district by the first day of school, Tuesday, August 27, then they would go on strike...
FRIDAY 4PM UPDATE: Still no contract between KSD & KEA
The following was released by the Kennewick School District Friday afternoon following a third day of state mediation on contract negotiations with the Kennewick Education Association:
Dear Kennewick families,
We want to update you on contract negotiations with the teachers union and how they will affect the start of school...
Man arrested after shots fired in Walla Walla
A 39-year-old Walla Walla man was arrested after police were called to the 1100 block of West Chestnut St. for a report of shots fired.
The suspect reportedly discharged the weapon near the face of a 54-year-old, whom the man apparently knew...
No deal yet, but KSD & KEA still talking
A full day with a state mediator yielded progress, but no contract deal between the Kennewick School District and its teacher's union.
According to the Kennewick Education Association, the mediator spent a significant amount of time with the two sides, and both teams exchanged full counter proposals late Thursday afternoon...