Union officials: D60 (Pueblo City Schools) teachers have a legal right to strike

With the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment declining to intervene in the ongoing impasse between Pueblo City Schools (D60) and its teachers and paraprofessionals, a long-threatened districtwide strike is expected to begin Monday.

The district had reached out to the state department in hopes it would enact jurisdiction and, subsequently, stave off a strike for as long as 180 days.

The fact that only one of the entities involved in the stalemate requested intervention appears to have played a part in the denial.

"Unless requested by both sides, we rarely invoke our limited legal authority to intervene in disputes between public employers and employees -- including school teachers and school districts -- arising from the collective bargaining processes," the decision reads.

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