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Negotiations and Strike Status Report

UPDATED: April 15, 2008
 

  2005 2006 2007 2008
School districts negotiating   132 116 111
School districts still negotiating 1 1 19 105
 
2007-08 Professional Strikes
2007-08 Classified Strikes
Reynolds
Oct. 9-22
Leechburg Area
Aug. 16-Sept. 19
Lake-Lehman
Oct. 15-Nov. 8
Danville Area
Jan. 21-24, 2008
Seneca Valley
Oct. 15-Nov. 15    
Downingtown Area
Jan. 29-Feb. 6
Northwest Area
April 1-April 2
  
> Students affected by professional strikes:
24,225
 
> Students affected by classified strikes: 
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> Students affected by strikes: 
24,225
 
> Employees affected by professional strikes: 
1,791
 
> Employees affected by classified strikes: 
127
 
> Employees affected by strikes: 
1,918
 
   
Pennsylvania public school strikes by school year
Includes all disruptions to the normal school program due to withholding of service by teachers and other school employee organizations in public schools and intermediate units. School year is July 1- June 30.  For yearly breakdowns of 1970-80, see ILS, Vol. 24, No. 31, Aug. 8, 1986.
1970-80    469  1990-91      24 2001-02       5  
1980-81      52 1991-92      36 2002-03      13
1981-82      29 1992-93      17 2003-04      8
1982-83      44 1993-94      16 2004-05      12
1983-84      17 1994-95      16   2005-06      15
1984-85      27 1995-96       5  2006-07      14
1985-86      18 1996-97       9 2007-08       5
1986-87      26  1997-98       8  
1987-88      22  1998-99      10  
1988-89      23 1999-2000  10  
1989-90      24 2000-01       5 Total = 979
 

 

 
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