Evergreen Public Schools reaches tentative deal with union to end strike

Source: OPB.org

After a three-week delay, the school year is tentatively set to begin on Friday.

By Erik Neumann (OPB)
Sept. 11, 2025 9:36 a.m.

Officials with Evergreen Public Schools and a union representing classified staff reached a tentative agreement late Wednesday, according to the district.

The deal marks the end of a strike that pushed the start of the school year back three weeks for the district’s nearly 22,000 students.

The district did not provide details about the agreement, but in an emailed statement Evergreen Superintendent Christine Moloney said union leaders scheduled a ratification vote for Thursday.

Throughout the strike, negotiators with the Evergreen chapter of the Public School Employees of Washington SEIU Local 1948 said they were fighting for fair wages for their approximately 1,400 members. The union represents bus drivers, paraeducators, school security officers and other support staff.


Classified staff with Evergreen Public Schools picket outside district headquarters on Sept. 2, 2025.
Erik Neumann / OPB

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