Monticello union urges district to reach settlement

MONTICELLO – Nearly all 150 members of the Monticello Education Association crammed into the Monticello High School Media Center on Wednesday night in a unified attempt to get a new contract.

Monticello teachers, cooks and custodians have been working without a contract since the previous contract expired July 1.

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