Stung by pandemic fallout, Sacramento teachers strike for a third day
2 years, 9 months ago

Stung by pandemic fallout, Sacramento teachers strike for a third day

LA Times  

Katie Ragle sits with daughters Eliana, left, and Delilah as they support teachers at Alice Birney Waldorf Inspired K-8 School during the start of the Sacramento City Teachers Assn. Union leaders representing thousands of Sacramento teachers and school workers signaled momentary optimism early Friday about a possible new round of bargaining at the request of State Supt. “The SCUSD school board has been more focused on canceling school than negotiating ways to keep them open and staff them,” Sacramento City Teachers Assn. At a rally Friday in Sacramento’s Cesar Chavez Park, Fisher announced that Thurmond had called SCUSD to meet at the bargaining table with teachers union leaders and the Service Employees International Union Local 1021, members of the school board, and the Sacramento County Office of Education. “I’m hopeful that this will end very soon.” Fisher said in a statement that without “serious movement at the bargaining table,” union members would begin door-to-door outreach among voters in board members’ districts.

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Teachers in 3 Massachusetts communities continue strike over pay, paid parental leave
2 months ago

Teachers in 3 Massachusetts communities continue strike over pay, paid parental leave

Associated Press  

BOSTON — Teachers in three Massachusetts communities fighting for new contracts pushed forward with their demands Monday as parents braced for the possibility of more canceled classes on Tuesday. Teachers in Beverly and Gloucester voted Thursday to authorize a strike, and schools were closed Friday as teachers in both districts hit the picket line over pay, paid parental leave and …

Portland schools reach tentative deal with teachers to end nearly monthlong strike
1 year, 1 month ago

Portland schools reach tentative deal with teachers to end nearly monthlong strike

LA Times  

Teachers and their supporters hold signs, chant and rally the crowd on the first day of a strike in Portland, Ore., on Nov. 1. Oregon’s largest school district said late Sunday that it had reached a tentative agreement with its teachers union and that about 45,000 students would be back in school Monday after more than three weeks without classes. …

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

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

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 Teachers in Portland, Oregon, walked …

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

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

Associated Press  

PORTLAND, Ore. — Teachers in Portland, Oregon, 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 their ropes,” said Sarah Trapido, a special education teacher at Kellogg Middle School who …

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 …

Wave of teacher absences forcing Vegas-area school closures deemed an illegal strike, judge finds
1 year, 4 months ago

Wave of teacher absences forcing Vegas-area school closures deemed an illegal strike, judge finds

Associated Press  

LAS VEGAS — A judge on Wednesday ordered a teachers union to put an end to teacher absences that have forced Las Vegas-area school closures and that she said are “very clearly a strike,” amid a contract battle in a state where it is illegal for public employees to walk off the job. “The idea that this can be ignored, …

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 …

Oakland teachers start week 2 of strike over community issues like homelessness, mental health
1 year, 8 months ago

Oakland teachers start week 2 of strike over community issues like homelessness, mental health

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — Oakland teachers started their second week on strike Thursday as they push for their contract to include “common good” provisions such as using district property to help homeless students, addressing reparations for Black students, and improving school safety. There is no end in sight for the strike by 3,000 educators, counselors and other workers in the Oakland …

Oakland teachers union on strike; schools open without them
1 year, 8 months ago

Oakland teachers union on strike; schools open without them

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 More than 3,000 teachers and …

Editorial: Phew! Another LAUSD strike averted
1 year, 8 months ago

Editorial: Phew! Another LAUSD strike averted

LA Times  

It’s a good thing that Los Angeles Unified officials and the teachers union have agreed upon a tentative labor agreement — just in time to avoid a second strike shutting down schools in 2023. The United Teachers Los Angeles, which represents about 35,000 teachers, called the agreement “groundbreaking” because contract terms go beyond pay to address issues such as climate …

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

Los Angeles schools, union leaders reach deal after strike

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Unified School District and union leaders said Friday they reached a deal on pay raises for bus drivers, custodians and other support staff after a three-day strike that shut down the nation’s second-largest school system. The deal also sets the district’s minimum wage at $22.52; provides a one-time $1,000 raise for any worker who …

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 …

Teacher's Day Out: Why Los Angeles school staff are on strike
1 year, 9 months ago

Teacher's Day Out: Why Los Angeles school staff are on strike

Firstpost  

It’s Day 3 of thousands of teachers and other school staff striking in Los Angeles, impacting more than 500,000 students. 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, according to Associated Press. Teachers joined rain-soaked …

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 …

Mayor Bass mediating ongoing LAUSD strike; schools to remain closed Thursday
1 year, 9 months ago

Mayor Bass mediating ongoing LAUSD strike; schools to remain closed Thursday

LA Times  

Yadira Martinez, 53, left, who works for LAUSD as special education assistant, joins the LAUSD strike at picket line near Florence Ave Elementary School in Los Angeles on Wednesday. Los Angeles public schools will remain closed Thursday, the last of a three-day strike, as Mayor Karen Bass stepped in Wednesday to join talks with union and school district leaders to …

LA schools shut down as staff begin three-day strike with backing from teachers
1 year, 9 months ago

LA schools shut down as staff begin three-day strike with backing from teachers

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Tens of thousands of …

Last-minute talks fail, massive LAUSD strike and school shutdowns set for Tuesday
1 year, 9 months ago

Last-minute talks fail, massive LAUSD strike and school shutdowns set for Tuesday

LA Times  

United Teachers of Los Angeles and Service Employees Union International Local 99 members held a joint rally at Grand Park last week in a show of solidarity. Leer en español There had been hope of averting the walkout based on informal conversations over the weekend and the resumption Monday afternoon of mediation between the school district and the union that …

What? A strike? Parents blindsided by looming LAUSD walkout that is closing schools
1 year, 9 months ago

What? A strike? Parents blindsided by looming LAUSD walkout that is closing schools

LA Times  

Jessica Aguilera, a parent at 153rd Street Elementary School, said she is supportive of the teachers, who are planning a three-day strike. Like most parents in the nation’s second-largest school district, Marianne Webster was shocked to learn of the massive strike set to shutter public schools across Los Angeles for three days next week. “When I picked him up he …

Thousands of LA school district workers to hold 3-day strike
1 year, 9 months ago

Thousands of LA school district workers to hold 3-day strike

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Tens of thousands of workers in the Los Angeles Unified School District will strike for three days next week over stalled contract talks and teachers will join them, likely shutting down the nation’s second-largest school system, union leaders announced Wednesday. It was announced at a rally by the Service Employees International Union, which represents about 30,000 teachers’ …

LAUSD says it can meet ‘24/7’ with union to avoid three-day strike and school shutdowns
1 year, 10 months ago

LAUSD says it can meet ‘24/7’ with union to avoid three-day strike and school shutdowns

LA Times  

UTLA members and community leaders rally in front of LAUSD headquarters in December. Alberto Carvalho said Wednesday morning that he and district negotiators are prepared to meet around the clock to avert a planned three-day strike by unions representing teachers and campus support staff. The strike would shut down schools attended by more than 420,000 students, “I have 2, 3, …

Columbus, Ohio, teachers strike: Why teachers in Ohio’s largest school district voted to go on strike
2 years, 4 months ago

Columbus, Ohio, teachers strike: Why teachers in Ohio’s largest school district voted to go on strike

CNN  

Columbus, Ohio CNN — The day before classes are scheduled to start, teachers in Ohio’s largest school system say they won’t end their strike without improvements to what they describe as dilapidated schools where a lack of heating and air conditioning has led to miserable classroom environments. “A lot of people in the suburbs are unaware of how bad the …

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 …

The teachers’ strike gripped LA for 6 days. A year later, what are the results?
4 years, 11 months ago

The teachers’ strike gripped LA for 6 days. A year later, what are the results?

LA Times  

Thousands of striking teachers cheered last January in downtown Los Angeles after an announcement of a deal to end their six-day strike. “It’s tough to be a teacher and it’s tough to be in education,” said Vladovic, whose long career includes participating in a strike as a teacher and dealing with later walkouts as an administrator. UTLA President Alex Caputo-Pearl …

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 …

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: 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 …

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. …

An all-nighter, then a deal to end the L.A. teachers’ strike
5 years, 11 months ago

An all-nighter, then a deal to end the L.A. teachers’ strike

LA Times  

The L.A. teachers’ strike of 2019 would have been tough enough to end with only two opposing protagonists: the school superintendent, trying to rein in spending, and the union chief, who was seeking expansive and expensive change. Austin Beutner and teachers union President Alex Caputo-Pearl into the same room to talk, said L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti, who had stepped in …

LAUSD teachers will stay off the job Tuesday
5 years, 11 months ago

LAUSD teachers will stay off the job Tuesday

LA Times  

City Hall is the venue for talks between striking teachers and the L.A. school district. Signs late Monday night pointed to a probable settlement of the Los Angeles teachers’ strike, but not in time to get teachers back into classrooms on Tuesday. “We have been working tirelessly to reach an agreement and have made tremendous progress with five days and …

LAUSD teachers’ strike: Marathon weekend bargaining sessions continue
5 years, 11 months ago

LAUSD teachers’ strike: Marathon weekend bargaining sessions continue

LA Times  

Teacher Yanira Estrada, left, of Sally Ride Elementary, is among strikers who rallied Friday outside City Hall, where talks are ongoing to settle the walkout by United Teachers Los Angeles. 19 / 75 Thousands of educators with the United Teachers Los Angeles attend a rally on the fifth day of the teachers strike at Grand Park in front of City …

What would a deal to end the LAUSD teachers’ strike look like?
5 years, 11 months ago

What would a deal to end the LAUSD teachers’ strike look like?

LA Times  

Reseda High School students Jania Garcia, 16, left, and classmate Dennis Miguel, 16, work on a college prep app on laptops in the school gym in Reseda, Calif. Teachers wave at passing vehicles on the 110 Freeway in downtown Los Angeles as they marched to LAUSD district headquarters. On the second day of teachers strike, the United Teachers Los Angeles …

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 …

Only about a third of LAUSD students attended school on first day of teachers’ strike
6 years ago

Only about a third of LAUSD students attended school on first day of teachers’ strike

LA Times  

About 31,000 members of the teachers union had agreed to walk out to try to win smaller class sizes, more support staff at schools and better pay. 33 / 75 Student counselor Edwin Deleon, on a bicycle, joins parents, teachers and students in a crosswalk to picket outside Hollywood High School during the second day of the United Teachers Los …

Los Angeles teachers’ strike: 5 things you need to know
6 years ago

Los Angeles teachers’ strike: 5 things you need to know

LA Times  

Reseda High School students Jania Garcia, 16, left, and classmate Dennis Miguel, 16, work on a college prep app on laptops in the school gym in Reseda, Calif. Teachers wave at passing vehicles on the 110 Freeway in downtown Los Angeles as they marched to LAUSD district headquarters. Teachers at The Accelerated Schools, a community of public charter schools in …

California Democrats back teachers in LAUSD strike, but encourage a swift end to the walkout
6 years ago

California Democrats back teachers in LAUSD strike, but encourage a swift end to the walkout

LA Times  

As teachers braved the rain to strike in Los Angeles on Monday, politicians across California voiced their support for United Teachers Los Angeles. “I strongly urge all parties to go back to the negotiating table and find an immediate path forward that puts kids back into classrooms and provides parents certainty.” Newsom’s proposed budget, introduced last week, would help pay …

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 …

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