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D.C. Council Unanimously Approves Five-Year Teachers’ Contract Worth About $239M Through FY28
Summary
The Council approved an emergency declaration and voted to adopt a five-year collective bargaining agreement between DC Public Schools and the Washington Teachers Union covering roughly 5,776 teachers; the CFO estimated an FY25 cost of about $52.1 million and a total cost through FY28 of about $238.9 million.
Councilmember Robert White moved the emergency declaration to approve a collective bargaining agreement between DC Public Schools and the Washington Teachers Union (WTU). Chair Phil Mendelson and several councilmembers praised the agreement and urged support before the Council voted unanimously to adopt the emergency declaration and then the underlying resolution.
On the floor, Mendelson summarized contract terms: “The agreement provides for a 4% bonus in lieu of a wage…
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