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Picketing Denver Teachers: 'They Need Our Labor'
About 56 percent of Denver teachers did not show up Monday, according to the district.

About 56 percent of Denver teachers did not show up Monday, according to the district.

Teachers walked out Monday, but will be back at the negotiating table on Tuesday, the union said.
Union bargainers walked away from negotiations, saying they’ll strike Monday and talk again Tuesday at the earliest.
The union is now preparing to start a strike on Monday morning. Union leaders said they would consider returning to bargain on Tuesday.
Bonus and incentive system at heart of negotiations.
The city of Denver is announcing it will expand hours and services at recreation centers and libraries to provide another option for parents
Parents of students with special needs face tough choices and worry about safety of their children.
The district is hiring more substitutes and deploying central office staff to prepares for potential strike Monday.
The pressure's on to come to an agreement before a planned strike for Monday. Both sides come to the table Friday night.
About 5,000 preschoolers who attend 200 schools will have no classes if teachers walk out Monday, Feb. 11, the district said.
BREAKING: The Denver Classroom Teachers Associated tweeted: “February 11th, We strike for our students.”
First-year teachers with a BA will be offered $50,497 under the new agreement, with a path to reach $100K.
Denver's revolutionary pay-for-performance system, while once promising, has unraveled, teachers say.
Polis weighs intervention in possible Denver teachers strike, which could delay any strike action by up to 180 days.
DPS District, Union Urged To Find Common Ground. Memo calls bargaining "political theater."
Seeking a pay bump for early childhood teachers, Colorado advocates look to the tax code.
Democrats for Education Reform was behind text campaign seeking to prevent teacher strike.
“They didn’t bring a proposal tonight. They brought a small IOU,” a union spokesman said about a $50 million sweetener.
Johnston, who ran as a Democrat for Colorado Governor, seeks to challenge GOP Sen. Cory Gardner in the 2020 Election.
USAF Veteran Daniel Ganoza is a science teacher at Woodland Park High School west of Colorado Springs.