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VANCOUVER, Wash. (KOIN) — As the strike by classified staff at the Evergreen Public Schools continued Monday, some of the strikers joined local Labor Day rallies to underscore their points seeking better pay among other issues.
Their just-expired contract does allow them to continue working under the current deal, but union officials said they won’t do that.
“We started negotiations in March and have worked diligently thoughout the process trying to get this done before school,” said Evergreen Schools Employee Union President Mindy Troffer-Cooper. “Last contract we worked until December before we finally came to a deal, and we decided that that wasn’t the way we wanted to go this year.”
The district spokesperson told KOIN 6 News they were waiting for the weekend to resume bargaining. But the union declined to bargain unless the district agreed to certain conditions — which they did not.
Teachers are not on strike but are supporting the classified staff by not crossing the picket lines, which will be visible again on Tuesday.
However, both sides will be back at the bargaining table on Tuesday, this time with a mediator.
Evergreen Schools Employee Union President Mindy Troffer-Cooper said they were.
The district said it will update families each day at 4 p.m. whether there is an agreement and classes scheduled.
But there is no school on Tuesday — the second delay to the 2025-26 school year in the Evergreen Public Schools.
KOIN 6 News will continue to follow this story.
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Lisa Balick
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