WSD teachers vote to strike

Washougal teachers voted Tuesday to strike if their union, the Washougal Association of Educators (WAE) and the Washougal School District (WSD) cannot reach a tentative bargaining agreement by 5 p.m., Monday, Aug. 27, one day before classes are set to start in the Washougal district.

The motion to approve a potential strike passed with the vote of 96 percent of WAE members in attendance at the union’s general membership meeting Tuesday, Aug. 21. WAE President Eric Engebretson said 180 out of 205 Washougal teachers represented by the union voted on the motion to strike.