Teacher strike is on in Burlington after last-ditch talks fail

Burlington Education Association President Fran Brock addresses reporters last fall. The union plans to strike Thursday, roughly a year after another walkout was averted. File photo by Morgan True/VTDiggerBURLINGTON — City teachers will go on strike Thursday, after mediated contract talks failed to yield a compromise between the union and school board.
As of late Wednesday, the school district had not released any information as to whether schools would be closed Thursday, but school board