About 2,000 bus drivers and attendants, mechanics, trade workers and building cleaners had authorized a strike against low pay and poor safety if the school district did not provide them an acceptable contract by the end of August.
The Boston School Committee presented the deal as competitive, fair and designed to keep Mary Skipper in place as the district leader for the foreseeable future.
Boston has made an offer to the next superintendent of its schools. All that remains is for her to accept. Highlights of the draft contract were provided by Boston School Committee chair Jeri Robinson Wednesday evening before school members voted unanimously to approve it. Under its terms, incoming superintendent Mary Skipper would officially begin work on September 26,