Parties on both sides of the Fairbanks teacher contract dispute will likely employ a private mediator to jump start stalled negotiations, and expedite a resolution. Negotiating teams for teachers and the district reached an impasse last week, and announced plans to go to mediation. North Star Borough School District Labor Relations Director Gayle Pierce says a federal mediator is the normal go to.
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Dan Bross is a reporter at KUAC in Fairbanks.