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Camas teachers dodge strike

Students head back for on-time start to new school year

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David Volke, a Liberty Middle School language arts and social studies teacher, greets students as they walk toward the front entrance on the first day of school, Tuesday, Sept. 4.

Having reached a tentative bargaining agreement over Labor Day weekend, Camas teachers avoided a strike and greeted students on the scheduled first day of school, Tuesday, Sept. 4. The district and teachers union representatives reached a tentative agreement regarding educator salaries just two days prior, on Sunday, Sept. 2.

The Camas Education Association had voted to strike if the two parties could not reach agreement before the first day of school.

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