Clark County teachers voting this week on whether to strike

Absent a plan from the state to deliver promised teacher raises and additional resources to the Clark County School District, teachers are voting this week on whether or not to strike at the start of the 2019-20 school year.

The Clark County Education Association, the largest teachers union in the district, sent a poll to union members at midnight last night asking them if they would authorize the union to move forward with a strike. The poll will be open until midnight Saturday to the more than 11,000 members, said John Vellardita, the union's president.

At least 50 percent of voters must say they would support a strike in order for one to move forward. Vellardita said the union hopes to get as close to a consensus as possible.

“My expectation is that there’s got to be a significant amount of support one way or the other,” he said.

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