SPOKANE, Wash. — Parents in the Mead School District are having a hard time planning for back to school next week because of the possibility the Mead teachers union could go on strike.

With the first day of school just four days away, a strike is now officially on the table.

Contract negotiations between the Mead Education Association and the school district continued Friday. This has been going on for months, totaling 16 separate bargaining sessions.

The president of the Mead Education Association shared in a statement that "current practices are inconsistent and rely too heavily on our teachers, who already have a massive workload."

The teachers union gave the school district until Sunday to agree to a new contract.

At a meeting Wednesday, 97% of Mead Education Association members v

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