Pullman School District begins collective bargaining

The Pullman School District earlier this year adopted a resolution to initiate a collective bargaining process to allow the public to observe – but not participate in – collective bargaining negotiations between the school district and employees.

The agreement was approved in January and made the Pullman School District the first in the state to implement the practice.

“Oregon and Idaho already do it, but for Washington it's a pretty big deal,” said Jami Lund, senior education policy analyst for the Freedom Foundation. “We've been watching this issue with interest and fascination.”

The distric...