VANCOUVER, Wash. (KOIN) -- As the strike by classified staff at the Evergreen Public Schools continued Monday, some of the strikers joined local Labor Day rallies to underscore their points seeking better pay among other issues.

Their just-expired contract does allow them to continue working under the current deal, but union officials said they won't do that.

"We started negotiations in March and have worked diligently thoughout the process trying to get this done before school," said Evergreen Schools Employee Union President Mindy Troffer-Cooper. "Last contract we worked until December before we finally came to a deal, and we decided that that wasn't the way we wanted to go this year."

The district spokesperson told KOIN 6 News they were waiting for the weekend to resume bargaining. B

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