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Board accepts impasse, directs phased 2.63% wage increase for teachers
Summary
After a closed-session bargaining process and mediation, the Milwaukee Board of School Directors accepted an impasse determination and directed the administration to implement a phased 2.63% increase to base wages (1.5% on 07/01/2026 and 1.13% on 01/01/2027); the motion passed 7–1 with one recusal.
The Milwaukee Board of School Directors accepted a mediator’s impasse determination in negotiations with the Milwaukee Teachers Education Association (MTEA) and directed the administration to implement the district’s last, best and final offer: a phased 2.63% increase to base wages, split as 1.5% effective July 1, 2026, and 1.13% effective Jan. 1, 2027.
Assistant City Attorney Robert Sanders, counsel to the board, summarized the bargaining record in open session after the board returned from closed session. Sanders said the district’s financial outlook…
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