Denver Public Schools and the teachers union will head back to the bargaining table at 5 p.m. Thursday as they continue to await word on whether Gov. Jared Polis will intervene in their pay dispute.
The Denver Classroom Teachers Association offered the date, which is notable because union officials previously had cast doubts on the value of ongoing negotiations unless the district is willing to come up with more money for teacher pay. The union offer comes on the same day as a conference call between representatives of the governor’s office, the state labor department, the district, and the union.
The two sides have been in a bit of a holding pattern. After the teachers union voted to go on strike, the district requested state intervention in the hopes that a mediator or fact-finder could help broker a deal. The union opposes intervention and is preparing its members to walk off the job to pressure the district to meet its demands.
Teachers cannot legally strike while a decision about state intervention is pending.
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