After 17 hours of negotiations, the Columbus Education Association and Columbus City School District reached a comprehensive contract agreement early Friday morning.

COLUMBUS, Ohio - After 17 hours of negotiations, the Columbus Education Association and Columbus City School District reached a comprehensive contract agreement early Friday morning.

The CEA Tweeted that the deal was reached at 1:48 a.m. They also advised union members to check their e-mails for details of the agreement.

1:48am: After 17 straight hours of bargaining a comprehensive conceptual agreement has been reached on a new contract!!! CEA members check your email for details. — Columbus Education Association (@ColumbusEA) August 2, 2019



Earlier this week, hundreds of teachers marched to city hall armed with pickets, voicing their concerns. They wanted smaller class sizes, more resources, and better pay and benefits.