PAXTON, Ill. (WCIA) -- It's been a long time coming for Paxton-Buckley-Loda's Education Association Union to come to an agreement for a new contract for their teachers.

Last week, teachers and the Board of Education came to an agreement after talks have been going on for months. The Union President, Amy Johnson, said that it was a very stressful time.

She said that they started negotiating for this contract back in January, and their previous one expired in June. However, it's the one they were still working under all of this school year. That was until they finalized their new, two-year, contract on September 20th.

Johnson said that their new contract includes bereavement leave, maternity leave, and janitors and cooks are now on a pay scale. There are also bonuses for retiring teachers

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