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Tuesday, December 20, 2011  Teachers will vote on the contract on Wednesday.

Monday, December 19, 2011  The two sides have been negotiating since this past summer.

Wednesday, December 14, 2011  The negotiation team for the Quincy American Federation of Teachers met with the Quincy School Board Wednesday night.

Friday, December 02, 2011  The Quincy School Board met in closed session Thursday night, no details relesed to public.

Friday, October 14, 2011  In our Facebook Story of the Day for October 14, we're talking about some unhappy teachers in the state of Illinois.

Tuesday, August 23, 2011  Quincy Federation of Teachers' one year contract with the school district expires Tuesday.

Wednesday, July 27, 2011  The current union contract that represents Quincy teachers expires in less than a month. The school board and teacher's union have met throughout the summer hoping to reach an agreement by the August 23 deadline.

Wednesday, June 08, 2011  Plaintiffs in the quo warranto suit against former Quincy School Board President Melvin "Bud" Niekamp have filed a motion to dismiss the appeal.

Thursday, April 21, 2011  An almost 2-year saga came to a close Wednesday night at the Quincy School Board.

Monday, April 18, 2011  Quincy School Board releases agenda for Wednesday, April 20, 2011.

Tuesday, March 29, 2011  Fight over whether Wisconsin union law has taken effect heads to court

Wednesday, November 24, 2010  The Quincy School Board approved its teacher contract Saturday morning. Members went into an executive session for almost an hour and a half before relating the news to the public.

Thursday, April 15, 2010  NYC to stop having teachers accused of misconduct spend their days in 'rubber rooms'