Hans Boyle

Here's the latest as the union and administrators head into a holiday weekend of negotiations.

In what's likely a first for the area, Albany teachers, Oregon State University graduate employees and Benton County workers are all set to walk off the job this week.

It's the district's first strike since 1987, according to the Greater Albany Education Association. This story will be updated throughout the day.

Following a mediation session on Wednesday, Nov. 13, Greater Albany Public Schools announced schools would remain closed Friday, saying little progress had been made on reaching a deal.

Union and district officials are tentatively scheduled for mediation sessions this weekend.

Union and district officials were back in mediation on Friday, Nov. 15. They're expected to continue talks this weekend. Here's the latest.

“I never thought I’d want to go back to school,” one student said.

Union officials have called on the school board to resign.

The rate of Oregon students who regularly attend school increased last year. But has it caught up to pre-pandemic levels?

Graduate employees were back at the bargaining table Friday, Nov. 22.