Over 100 teachers , all members of the AMBRIDGE AREA EDUCATION ASSOCIATION ATTENDED WEDNESDAY NIGHT’S BOARD MEETING , STOOD UP WITH SIGNS, AND TOLD THE BOARD ‘WE WANT TO NEGOTIATE ‘, ACCORDING TO LAUREN MAWHINNEY , ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT. According to Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano, THE TEACHERS HAVE BEEN WITHOUT A CONTRACT SINCE JULY 2015, SHE SAID, THAT’S OVER 500 DAYS. SHE SAID THE 2 SIDES HAVE BEEN RHEOUGH FACT FINDING , AND BOTH SIDES VOTED IT DOWN. MAWHINNEYSAID THE 2 SIDES HAVE BEEN IN TALKS SINCE JANUARY 2015, AND HINDRANCES INCLUDE: PERSONNEL CHANGES, INCLUDING THE SUPERINTENDENT, ASST. SUPERINTENDENT, BUSINESS MANAGER, AND THE SCHOOL BOARD. DR. JOSEPH DIMPERIO IS CURRENTLY THE ACTING SUPERINTENDENT IN THE DISTRICT. MAWHINNEY SAID THAT NEW TALKS WITH BOTH SIDES WILL BE SCHEDULED..
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