TINLEY PARK, Ill. (WLS) -- Teachers at south suburban school district have filed "intent to strike" paperwork with the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board, the union said in a statement on Friday.

This comes after Community Consolidated School District 146 teachers voted to authorize a strike earlier this week. The district serves Orland Park, Tinley Park, and Oak Forest.

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A strike is not imminent, but members support calling a strike if there is no other path to an agreement at the bargaining table, the union said.

The union says their current contract "penalizes teachers who work past retirement age, putting drastic limits on whether the district can retain experienced teachers. In addition, teacher compensation is toward

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