Hamilton teachers union and district wrap negotiations after former contract was reopened

Nicole Girten

The majority of Hamilton teachers will see no changes from the contract originally ratified in November, which includes salary increases and the removal of a salary cap for veteran teachers, after the contract was reopened for negotiations earlier this year.

The Hamilton teachers union wrapped up the negotiations with the school board during a meeting last week after a year of back and forth over the three-year contract.

Hamilton originally settled its contract negotiations in November with former Superintendent Tom Korst saying he didn’t want to leave union negotiations to a new incoming superintendent.

The board approved a contract with salary increases each year — 1% the first, and 2.75% the second and third years.

But the contract included a “zipper clause” which w