Ellwood City School District avoids teachers’ strike again

ELLWOOD CITY, Pa. (AP) — The Ellwood City School District has avoided its first-ever teachers’ strike with a last-minute tentative contract agreement.

The 130 teachers in the Ellwood City Education Association had planned to strike today if a new contract wasn’t struck.

But the school district tweeted late Monday that a deal was reached.

The last contract expired June 30.

The district has never had a labor-related school cancellation.

Although teachers picketed over a contract dispute more than 30 years ago, no classes were canceled. Teachers threatened to strike in 2006, too, but it was averted by a last-minute deal.

Details of the contract were not immediately released.