1 month ago | By Boston Herald
Woburn Mayor Scott Galvin directed the teachers union to pay $250,000 to the city as reimbursement for their week-long strike, which both sides described as a “sticking point” to hammering out an agreement.
Galvin is seeking the payment as part of a return-to-work agreement, which he said guarantees that teachers “won't face any discipline for participating in the illegal strike” and is the last step in negotiations.
“The important part is the city had costs for the strike, and those costs were in the area of $250,000,” Galvin told the Herald Saturday. “They're not meant to be punitive...
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