<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1Jnnei_1GwidjZs00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1Jnnei_1GwidjZs00" width="1200" height="900" ><figcaption>Teachers in front of Loy Norrix protesting the district of Kalamazoo Public Schools. Credit: Alexander Velo</figcaption></figure>On the mornings of Oct. 28 and Nov. 4, 2026 Loy Norrix teachers gathered around the building’s glass tower to protest the KPS administration because of an ongoing contract dispute. The contract between the Kalamazoo Education Association (KEA) teachers’ union and the district is a collective bargaining agreement that guarantees wages, as well as provides benefits and working conditions. According to News Channel 3, the district’s refusal to increase salaries has upset teachers because the district’s current wage proposal does not match the increase in cost of living.One of these teachers that is upset with the district is algebra teacher Rosemary Sidwell.¨For [the district] to then go out of their way to continue paying us less, essentially, because they’re not raising our income to match standard of living and inflation, is harmful to teachers because most of us do so much unpaid labor,’ said Sidwell.An official response from the district states that until the contract is signed off by the district, teachers and staff members will not receive higher wages and other perks. Several teachers are inconvenienced by this situation, including Sidwell. “Because the contract hasn’t been ratified yet, I don’t get my pay boost,” said Sidwell. “In general, working without a contract is not something most of us want to do.”These protests are not the first and will not be the last ones made by the KPS teachers. Teachers in the district hope these protests will help end the contract dispute because of the support from the community of Kalamazoo.“We are taking some action and just sort of using those walk-ins to bring attention to the situation,” said U.S. history teacher Matthew Porco. “Just to bring attention to our current situation and try to get some support outside of the school hours.”</div></body>

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On the mornings of Oct. 28 and Nov. 4, 2026 Loy Norrix teachers gathered around the building’s glass tower to protest the KPS administration because of an ongoing contract dispute. The contract between the Kalamazoo Education Association (KEA) teachers’ union and the district is a collective bargaining agreement that...

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On the mornings of Oct. 28 and Nov. 4, 2026 Loy Norrix teachers gathered around the building’s glass tower to protest the KPS administration because of an 

Teachers protest district to end contract dispute

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