Anoka-Hennepin teachers reach tentative contract agreement, strike averted

[Omaha Steve]

Source: Star Tribune

Details of the contract proposal were not immediately released.

By Tim Harlow and Mara Klecker

January 7, 2026 at 12:04PM

Teachers and officials from the Anoka-Hennepin school district have reached a tentative contract agreement averting a strike that was to have begun on Thursday, Jan. 8.

The announcement came about 5 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 7, after a 20-hour mediation session. Neither district officials nor union leaders have publicly shared details of the deal.

School will be in session on Thursday, and all activities are expected to continue as scheduled, the district said in a statement.

“This tentative agreement means educators will be where they belong going forward — in classrooms with students, not on the picket line,” said John Wolhaupter, president of Anoka Hennepin Education Minnesota.


Union members, teachers and supporters cheer during a rally held by Education Minnesota outside the Anoka-Hennepin district headquarters Dec. 11, 2025, in Anoka. (Carlos Gonzalez/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Read more: https://www.startribune.com/anoka-hennepin-strike-update/601559581

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AHEM, representing more than 3,000 educators, had filed a notice of intent to strike on Dec. 22.

[OldBaldy1701E]

1. And then, ICE committed murder and the schools are now closed anyway.

So much for averting a strike so that schools can stay open!