>THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
https://www.app.com/article/20090915/NEWS/90915011/-1/FRONTTABS01/N.J.+teachers+unions+battling+over+health+benefits
New Jersey teachers unions are still winning their members raises, but there are tough negotiations over benefits.
The result is more school districts than usual have begun classes for the year with unsettled contracts.
The New Jersey School Boards Association says that about one-fourth of the state’s nearly 600 districts are currently in negotiation. Usually, about one-fifth of districts don’t have settlements.
The districts have agreed to pay raises averaging about 4 percent.
The heart of most negotiations is benefits. Most teachers don’t pay any health premiums. Many school districts say they should start doing so.
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