Seattle superintendent posts union receipts in rare public rebuke ahead of school start

Seattle Public Schools Superintendent Ben Shuldiner published the district’s bargaining record, including SEA salary figures and a timeline, in a weekly newsletter, accusing the union of regressive bargaining as talks near the start of school; he notes the district’s minimum 8.8% three-year offer for SEA, explains IPD adjustments, and reveals the 1,060 SEA teachers’ total compensation around $142,584 before benefits. SEA members voted to authorize a strike, a mediator has been brought in, and questions about SEA leadership loom as 50,000 students prepare to return.