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Teachers, district clash over contract negotiations
Palo Alto Unified School District officials and teachers hit a wall this week in contract negotiations after the teachers union was urged to reduce its salary and health care requests, according to the union and district administration officials.

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According to Palo Alto Online’s source item, Teachers, district clash over contract negotiations, Palo Alto Unified School District officials and teachers hit a wall this week in contract negotiations after the teachers union was urged to reduce its salary and health care requests, according to the union and district administration officials.
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- Teachers, district clash over contract negotiationsPalo Alto Online - 2026-05-19T22:20:17+00:00
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