PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Philadelphia teachers and support staff signed off on a one-year contract extension that would give them a 5% raise come September.
All active unionized employees with Philadelphia Federation of Teachers would receive a retention and re-engagement bonus of $1,200 to be paid by June.
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The extension would last until the end of August next year.
Teachers pushed for the deal to ease the burden of inflation.
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The school board will take up the deal at a future meeting.
Superintendent Tony Watlington also backs the deal.