VANCOUVER, Wash. — The Evergreen Chapter of Public School Employees of Washington SEIU Local 1948 (PSE) voted Thursday 92% in favor of a strike. The union says contract negotiations with Evergreen Public Schools have yet to come up with a contract deal they can support.

The strike is scheduled to begin Tuesday, Aug. 26, the first day of school, unless a contract agreement is reached before then, according to the union press release.

Nearly 1,400 classified school employees are represented by the chapter, that includes paraeducators, bus drivers, maintenance staff, mechanics, pro techs and service workers, the union said.

"Our members have made their voices clear: enough is enough," said Mindy Troffer-Cooper, Evergreen PSE chapter president, according to the release. "The district told u

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