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D228 Teachers Agree to Pay Freeze, Upped Health Care Costs: Newsmakers

If approved by the D228 Board of Education, a new contract for Bremen District 228 teachers would mean a pay freeze and increased employee contribution for health care. The contract goes before the board on Sept. 18.

 teachers agreed to a pay freeze and increased health care contributions, as conditions of a new contract. The teachers approved the three-year contract Aug. 28. 

The agreement comes after months of negotiations between the Joint Faculty Association and the district. 

The contract calls for a three-year “pay freeze,” according to JFA President Kathleen McKneely, although Superintendent Bill Kendall said that isn't entirely accurate.

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