Affordable housing among striking Chicago teachers’ demands
5 years, 2 months ago

Affordable housing among striking Chicago teachers’ demands

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — Striking Chicago teachers who are seeking smaller class sizes and higher pay also are demanding that the nation’s third-largest city do more to lower housing costs and put more resources into helping homeless students. They’ve also referenced approaches to help teachers used elsewhere, including a California school district that’s building affordable housing for teachers and a Colorado program that covers a portion of teachers’ down payment for a home. “Affordable housing is a critical issue that affects residents across Chicago, and everyone’s voices need to be heard during this process,” Lightfoot said. “Before, you could buy a house on a teacher’s salary now you can’t do that.” Striking teachers also argue that Chicago’s affordable housing crisis affects their students, particularly more than 16,000 who were homeless last year.

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Teachers kick off strike in Portland, Ore., over class sizes, pay and resources
1 year, 2 months ago

Teachers kick off strike in Portland, Ore., over class sizes, pay and resources

LA Times  

Teachers and their supporters demonstrate Wednesday on the first day of a teachers’ strike in Portland, Ore. Teachers in Portland, Ore., walked off the job on Wednesday for the first day of a strike that shuttered schools for some 45,000 students in Oregon’s largest city. “Our kids deserve more than teachers that are absolutely exhausted and at the end of …

Oakland’s striking teachers and school district reach agreement on four ‘common good’ demands
1 year, 8 months ago

Oakland’s striking teachers and school district reach agreement on four ‘common good’ demands

Associated Press  

OAKLAND, Calif. — The Oakland Unified School District and striking teachers have reached agreement on four “common good” provisions that had been sticking points during the walkout that is now in its second week. The union representing 3,000 educators, counselors and other workers has maintained the district has failed to bargain in good faith on a new three-year contract that …

Los Angeles schools, union leaders reach deal after strike
1 year, 9 months ago

Los Angeles schools, union leaders reach deal after strike

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Los Angeles Unified School …

Los Angeles schools shut down as staff strike for better pay
1 year, 9 months ago

Los Angeles schools shut down as staff strike for better pay

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Thousands of service workers backed by teachers began a three-day strike against the Los Angeles Unified School District on Tuesday, shutting down education for a half-million students in the nation’s second-largest school system. Teachers joined rain-soaked picket lines early Tuesday as workers demanded better wages and increased staffing before heading to a huge rally outside the district’s …

Sturgeon appeals for ‘spirit of compromise’ to help resolve teachers’ strike
1 year, 11 months ago

Sturgeon appeals for ‘spirit of compromise’ to help resolve teachers’ strike

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Ms Bradley told PA Scotland that if the Scottish …

The irony of teachers strikes? Many won’t really be striking at all
1 year, 11 months ago

The irony of teachers strikes? Many won’t really be striking at all

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A significant proportion of those teachers …

Why school teachers seem more willing to go on strike
2 years, 4 months ago

Why school teachers seem more willing to go on strike

CNN  

A version of this story appears in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. “Strikes are desperate and costly actions, and so teachers are only going to strike after they’ve already exhausted other options.” What’s happening in Columbus Columbus is the largest school district in Ohio, and students in the district may not be able to start school on time now that the …

Negotiations between city and Chicago teachers union to continue into weekend
3 years ago

Negotiations between city and Chicago teachers union to continue into weekend

CNN  

Chicago CNN — Bargaining sessions between city officials and the teachers union on a return to the classroom remain productive but must wrap up this weekend, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot told CNN Friday night. “CPS is committed to working toward an agreement with the Chicago Teachers Union throughout the weekend, and we are dedicated to working day and night so …

Chicago teachers strike ends after 11 days without school
5 years, 2 months ago

Chicago teachers strike ends after 11 days without school

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — Chicago teachers and the nation’s third-largest school district reached a labor contract deal on Thursday, ending a strike that canceled 11 days of classes for more than 300,000 students. Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced that the district had reached a deal with the Chicago Teachers Union after months of unsuccessful negotiations led to the city’s first significant walkout by …

Chicago teachers OK tentative agreement but strike goes on
5 years, 2 months ago

Chicago teachers OK tentative agreement but strike goes on

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — Chicago’s teachers union voted to approve a tentative contract agreement with city officials Wednesday but refused to end a strike that has canceled two weeks of classes unless the city’s mayor adds school days to cover that lost time. “The commitment for nurses, social workers and resources to help homeless students are things that wouldn’t have been accomplished …

US: Chicago teachers strike ends after 11 days without school
5 years, 2 months ago

US: Chicago teachers strike ends after 11 days without school

Al Jazeera  

Chicago, Illinois – Chicago Public School teachers and students will return to school on Friday after educators reached a contract deal with the United States‘s third-largest school district, ending a strike that began on October 17 and cancelled 11 days of school, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced Thursday. “The teachers will be back in class; the students will be back …

These are the unintended victims of the Chicago teachers’ strike
5 years, 2 months ago

These are the unintended victims of the Chicago teachers’ strike

CNN  

Chicago CNN — Thousands of high school seniors are on the brink of missing a college application deadline. “It’s heartbreaking, really,” said Ian Bacon, a senior at Jones College Prep high school. “This is the thing that these kids worked for, and unfortunately it’s just been ripped away from them,” said Kevin Sterling, the father of a high school cross-country …

CPS strike: The Chicago teachers’ strike is over, students and educators will return to school on Friday, the mayor says
5 years, 2 months ago

CPS strike: The Chicago teachers’ strike is over, students and educators will return to school on Friday, the mayor says

CNN  

CNN — More than 25,000 Chicago teachers will return to school on Friday after an 11-day strike in the nation’s third-largest school system ended, with a tentativedeal ensuring millions of dollars to reduce class sizes and bring more nurses and social workers on campuses. Classes will resume for some 300,000 public school students, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Thursday in announcing …

Chicago gets tentative staff deal as teachers stay on strike
5 years, 2 months ago

Chicago gets tentative staff deal as teachers stay on strike

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — Chicago schools have canceled classes for a ninth day as talks to end a teachers’ strike appeared stalled Monday. The district and the Chicago Teachers Union reported some progress late last week but talks stymied over the weekend, keeping classrooms closed for more than 300,000 students. But its leaders said members remained on the picket lines alongside teachers …

Chicago teachers’ strike sidelines athletes, future hopes
5 years, 2 months ago

Chicago teachers’ strike sidelines athletes, future hopes

Associated Press  

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — A strike by school teachers in Chicago has spread from the picket line to the playing field. “We’ve been working for this goal of making this stage, running in the postseason, since June,” said Ian Bacon, a senior cross-country runner at Jones College Prep and a plaintiff in a lawsuit filed Thursday against the Illinois High School …

Chicago teachers’ strike: 25,000 educators swarmed City Hall with their demands on day 5
5 years, 2 months ago

Chicago teachers’ strike: 25,000 educators swarmed City Hall with their demands on day 5

CNN  

CNN — Thousands of teachers flooded the streets of downtown Chicago to deliver a message to City Hall: They won’t stop striking until they get what they want. Scott Heins/Getty Images The city insists “there is no more money” to offer the union, but teachers say they won’t back down until they get more support staff, higher raises and class-size …

Chicago teachers’ strike highlights support staff shortages
5 years, 2 months ago

Chicago teachers’ strike highlights support staff shortages

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Demands by striking Chicago teachers for more nurses, librarians and social workers are highlighting concerns that resonate in high-poverty school districts nationwide, where shortages of support staff leave educators feeling stretched. In Chicago, the nation’s third-largest school district, the teachers who have been out on strike since last Thursday are seeking commitments for support staff hiring alongside …

Chicago teachers’ contract talks about more than money
5 years, 2 months ago

Chicago teachers’ contract talks about more than money

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — Chicago’s public schools will be closed Thursday as the city’s 25,000 teachers are set to go on strike. Here are some of the issues behind the school district’s second strike in seven years: WHAT KIND OF MONEY ARE THE TEACHERS LOOKING FOR AND WHAT KIND OF RAISE IS THE CITY OFFERING? The city says that’s a pretty good …

Chicago teachers’ strike: Thousands hit the picket lines over pay
5 years, 2 months ago

Chicago teachers’ strike: Thousands hit the picket lines over pay

Al Jazeera  

Teachers in the US’s third-largest school district stop work over wages, lack of resources and other issues. 190114170619413 Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot criticised the CTU and said the strike comes at a time when the union and CPS had been making “concerted progress” towards agreeing on new teachers’ contracts. CTU President Jesse Sharkey said the teachers are striking to create …

Chicago teachers may test unions’ ‘social justice’ strategy
5 years, 3 months ago

Chicago teachers may test unions’ ‘social justice’ strategy

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — A threatened strike by Chicago teachers would test a strategy employed by a growing number of urban teachers unions convinced that transforming contentious contract talks into discussions about class sizes and student services wins public support and can be a difference maker at the bargaining table. If Chicago does strike, teachers around the country will be closely watching …

Chicago teachers set strike date as contract talks resume
5 years, 3 months ago

Chicago teachers set strike date as contract talks resume

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — A Chicago teachers strike could be weeks away if there isn’t a last-minute deal between the union and the nation’s third-largest school district. The Chicago Teachers Union on Wednesday set a strike date of Oct. 17 as contract talks continue over issues including pay and benefits, class size and staffing shortages. A closer look at the issues: THE …

Chicago teachers authorize their leaders to call a strike
5 years, 3 months ago

Chicago teachers authorize their leaders to call a strike

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — Chicago teachers have voted to authorize their union leaders to call a strike, setting the stage for a possible work stoppage next month in the nation’s third-largest school district, officials announced Thursday. Chicago Teachers Union delegates are set to meet next week to set a deadline for a strike, though the earliest one could happen is Oct. 7. …

Oakland Teachers Go On Strike To Demand Higher Pay, Better Classroom Conditions
5 years, 10 months ago

Oakland Teachers Go On Strike To Demand Higher Pay, Better Classroom Conditions

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING OAKLAND, Calif. ― Thousands of teachers in Oakland, California, went on strike Thursday, demanding higher wages for teachers and more resources for students in their district. “We’re on strike for our students,” said Estefania Rodriguez, a sixth-grade humanities teacher at Alliance Academy in what she called “deep east Oakland,” where there are majority black and brown students. …

Denver teachers back at work after winning deal with raises
5 years, 11 months ago

Denver teachers back at work after winning deal with raises

Associated Press  

DENVER — Denver teachers ended a three-day walkout and returned to their classrooms Thursday, greeted by hugs and high-fives, after their union reached a tentative deal raising their pay, the latest win in a national movement by educators to raise their wages and advocate for changes in schools. The walkout came about a year after West Virginia teachers launched the …

APNewsBreak: Teach for America slammed over Oakland strike
5 years, 11 months ago

APNewsBreak: Teach for America slammed over Oakland strike

Associated Press  

Hundreds of Teach for America alumni are slamming the educator placement program for suggesting members should cross the picket line during a potential teacher strike in Oakland, California, or risk losing thousands of dollars at the end of their service. More than 300 alumni signed the letter delivered Monday to Teach for America’s leadership, asking it to stop “pressuring” young …

Denver teachers, officials negotiate to try to end strike
5 years, 11 months ago

Denver teachers, officials negotiate to try to end strike

Associated Press  

DENVER — Denver teachers and district leaders were trying to end a strike over pay Tuesday with the help of a federal negotiator. Lead union negotiator Rob Gould interrupted to tell her, “You can’t do the job without us.” The negotiations began with discussions over changing Denver’s pay system to more closely resemble other districts that allow teachers to advance …

I'm An LAUSD Teacher. This Is Why We're Striking.
6 years ago

I'm An LAUSD Teacher. This Is Why We're Striking.

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING My pregnant wife coughed and wheezed on Saturday as she fed strike signs into the laminator while fighting off a cold. Behind us, a line of teachers from all over the city waited to do the same; The teaching supply store was providing free lamination for Los Angeles teachers in preparation for the Los Angeles Unified School …

Los Angeles Teachers Begin Huge Strike
6 years ago

Los Angeles Teachers Begin Huge Strike

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles public school teachers are on the picket line instead of in their classrooms Monday as they begin their first strike in 30 years. The massive action, which comes after 20 months of failed negotiations between United Teachers Los Angeles and the school district, impacts nearly a half-million students at more than 900 …

Los Angeles Teachers Set To Begin Massive Strike On Monday
6 years ago

Los Angeles Teachers Set To Begin Massive Strike On Monday

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Los Angeles teachers are set to strike on Monday, a plan that will impact about a half million students in the nation’s second-largest school district. “This conflict is forcing the issue of school privatization and charter schools in the Democratic Party,” said Lois Weiner, an independent researcher and consultant who has studied teachers unions. Los Angeles teachers …

What’s driving these LAUSD teachers to strike
6 years ago

What’s driving these LAUSD teachers to strike

LA Times  

Fabiana Lamm, a school psychologist in the Valley, rides her bike to her work. But they aren’t for the 31,000 teachers union members inside schools, who might deal with students with many needs or teach classes so large that there aren’t enough desks to go around. 10 / 18 Kweisi Gharreau, center, parent of two kids at Canfield Elementary School …

The nation’s wave of teacher strikes may hit L.A. this week. But here’s how ours is different
6 years ago

The nation’s wave of teacher strikes may hit L.A. this week. But here’s how ours is different

LA Times  

Thousands of protesters rally during the March for Public Education, organized by United Teachers Los Angeles, in downtown Los Angeles last month. “Although the circumstances in different states vary, the common theme across the country is a lack of investment in public education and the threat from the aggressive privatization and charterization movement,” said Alex Caputo-Pearl, president of United Teachers …

"We’re one union": Why Chicago teachers are out on the first charter school strike in the country
6 years, 1 month ago

"We’re one union": Why Chicago teachers are out on the first charter school strike in the country

Salon  

After a grueling day of bargaining on Monday, teachers at Chicago’s Acero charter schools announced shortly after midnight that they were going out on the nation’s first-ever charter strike. High School this morning, one of Acero’s 15 sites across the city, teachers picketed in the cold with a giant “fat cat” balloon—a classic Chicago strike mascot customized for the occasion …

Chicago teachers just voted 98 percent to authorize the first charter school strike in U.S. history
6 years, 2 months ago

Chicago teachers just voted 98 percent to authorize the first charter school strike in U.S. history

Salon  

On Tuesday, teachers at 15 Chicago charter schools voted 98 percent to authorize a strike as they continue to bargain a contract with Acero Schools, the largest unionized charter network in the city. Since then, “Chicago has become the epicenter of charter union organizing in the country,” as Illinois Network of Charter Schools President Andrew Broy lamented in the Chicago …

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