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 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. The Portland Association of Teachers, which represents more than 4,000 educators, said it was the first-ever teacher's strike in the school district. “But I’m really harming myself and my family in the process.” Mike Bauer, a union representative and special education teacher at Cleveland High School, said teachers were stressed about the strike but felt it was the right way to advocate for their students.

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2 striking teacher unions in Massachusetts face growing fines for refusing to return to classroom
2 months ago

2 striking teacher unions in Massachusetts face growing fines for refusing to return to classroom

Associated Press  

BOSTON — Two of the three striking teacher unions in Massachusetts have been fined for refusing to return to the classroom. The Beverly Teachers Association has said they were pushing for smaller class sizes in the 4,500-student district, 12 weeks of paid parental leave and a “living wage” for paraprofessionals or teachers assistant whose starting salary is $20,000. On Thursday, …

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 …

Teachers in 2 Massachusetts school districts go on strike
2 months, 1 week ago

Teachers in 2 Massachusetts school districts go on strike

Associated Press  

BOSTON — Teachers in two Massachusetts school districts went on strike Friday over pay, paid parental leave and other issues. The Beverly Teachers Association in a statement said they were pushing for smaller class sizes in the 4,500-student district, 12 weeks of paid parental leave and a “living wage” for paraprofessionals or teachers assistant whose starting salary is $20,000. “They …

Disruptions flagged for 83 WA public schools as teachers strike in latest pay rise bid
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Disruptions flagged for 83 WA public schools as teachers strike in latest pay rise bid

ABC  

A planned half-day teachers strike across WA looks set to up-end plans for parents and employers on Tuesday, when thousands of teachers are expected to walk off the job until lunchtime. Premier Roger Cook said there was "no reason" teachers should stop working on Tuesday, describing the stop-work action as "regrettable and unnecessary". Department of Education director-general Lisa Rodgers said …

Teachers strike in Boston suburb enters its eighth day, with tensions fraying
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Teachers strike in Boston suburb enters its eighth day, with tensions fraying

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 A teachers strike in a …

Schools in Portland, Oregon, reach tentative deal with teachers union after nearly month-long strike
1 year, 1 month ago

Schools in Portland, Oregon, reach tentative deal with teachers union after nearly month-long strike

Associated Press  

PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon’s largest school district said late Sunday it had reached a tentative agreement with its teachers union and roughly 45,000 students would be back in school Monday after more than three weeks without classes. Educators walked picket lines alongside families, students, and allies - and because of that, our schools are getting the added investment they need.” …

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 in Portland, Oregon, march and temporarily block bridge in third week of strike
1 year, 1 month ago

Teachers in Portland, Oregon, march and temporarily block bridge in third week of strike

Associated Press  

PORTLAND, Ore. — Teachers in Portland, Oregon, temporarily shut down a major bridge Tuesday morning as they marched in a strike started roughly three weeks ago. Photos posted by the union on its Facebook page showed teachers sitting down on the bridge donning blue clothes and holding banners calling for better pay and teaching conditions. The union had called on …

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 …

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 …

Los Angeles school strike ends, but no deal announced
1 year, 9 months ago

Los Angeles school strike ends, but no deal announced

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — A three-day strike by workers in the Los Angeles Unified School District ended Thursday, but it wasn’t immediately clear if any progress was made in negotiations for higher pay for teachers’ aides, bus drivers, custodians and other support staff in the nation’s second-largest school system. Carvalho has called the school district’s offer “historic.” It includes a cumulative …

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 …

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’ …

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 …

Why teachers from one of Ohio's largest school districts are on strike
2 years, 4 months ago

Why teachers from one of Ohio's largest school districts are on strike

NPR  

Why teachers from one of Ohio's largest school districts are on strike Enlarge this image toggle caption Columbus Education Association/Facebook Columbus Education Association/Facebook When children in the Columbus, Ohio, education system start their school year this Wednesday, they will likely be doing so online, as the school district's nearly 4,500 teachers hit the picket lines. For the first time in …

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 …

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 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 …

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 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 …

Oakland teachers strike ends with tentative deal for raise
5 years, 10 months ago

Oakland teachers strike ends with tentative deal for raise

Associated Press  

OAKLAND, Calif. — Striking teachers in Oakland, California, celebrated after reaching a contract deal Friday with school administrators to end a seven-day walkout. To cheers and applause, union leaders from the Oakland Education Association announced that teachers had won everything they demanded — higher pay, smaller classes and more school resources — in a week of marathon negotiating sessions with …

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 …

Across the US, teachers protested and won. Now some accuse lawmakers of retaliating
5 years, 11 months ago

Across the US, teachers protested and won. Now some accuse lawmakers of retaliating

CNN  

CNN — If 2018 was the year teachers went on strike, 2019 may be the year they pay the price. “A better way of saying this is that these bills are in response to the things we have seen over the last year.” Here’s a look at some of the new bills across the country – and how they could …

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 …

Teachers strike at L.A. charter schools too, a first for California
6 years ago

Teachers strike at L.A. charter schools too, a first for California

LA Times  

Maria Corona, center, a teacher at the Accelerated Schools, a group of public charter schools in South Los Angeles, joins fellow educators as they picket outside the school on second day of the Los Angeles teachers’ strike. Teachers at three charter schools in South Los Angeles walked off the job Tuesday, marking the first time ever that a charter school …

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 …

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