Teachers in the Bennington area are on strike for a second day and schools remain closed after talks with board negotiators didn’t produce a settlement.
Picketing resumes today at the Mount Anthony Union High School and will proceed to other district schools throughout the day.
Both sides met Wednesday for more negotiations and agreed to take a break at night. Tuesday’s negotiations also were long.
Stephannie Peters, president of the Southwestern Vermont Education Association, says they are making progress. The union represents 270 teachers.
The issues separating the two sides include salaries, health insurance and time spent with students.
The Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union said board negotiators left the meeting "disheartened and frustrated" that negotiators for the Association didn’t discuss the last offer.