ROMEOVILLE, Ill. - The teachers union for Valley View School District 365U, which includes schools in southwest suburban Bolingbrook and Romeoville , announced they will strike on Sept. 18 if they don’t reach a deal on a new contract.

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The Valley View Council (Local 604) represents 1,800 teachers, maintenance, security, nurses, social workers, deans, counselors, paraprofessionals, and other staff in the district.

"This has gone on long enough. We have put forth a responsible proposal. We have bargained in good faith. At this point, the Valley View Board of Education leaves us with no other choice but to set a strike date," the union said in a statement on Monday.

The group added, "The Board refuses to budge on their proposal for an earlier start time for high schoo

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