For the last two years, Hazen High School track coach Buddy Ryan has been heading the Renton Coaches Union, attempting to get a better contract for coaches in the Renton School District.

On July 22, in association with the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), Ryan and fellow Renton coaches received their first offer from the district.

In a media release from AFT Washington, Renton coaches organized when “they realized that they have been underpaid by RSD for many years, including many coaches who were paid below minimum wage, among other unfair working conditions.”

It’s the first offer that the union has ever received from the school district, and Ryan was not pleased with what was offered.

“All we want from the RSD is a fair deal for our first contract. Today’s offer was far from th

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