GENEVA – Geneva School District 304 filed a counterclaim of unfair labor practice against the teachers union while defending itself from the union’s claim that it engaged in unfair labor practices.

Both claims stem from contentious contract talks between the district and Geneva Education Association in the weeks leading up to settling a contract last month.

In papers filed with the Illinois Education Labor Relations Board, the district charged that the teachers union engaged in bad faith bargaining when its representatives agreed to withdraw its unfair labor practice claim when the contract was ratified.