Oakland educators reach agreement to avoid a strike
Oakland educators have called off the one day strike scheduled for May 1.
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Oakland educators have called off the one day strike scheduled for May 1.
Parents and students in the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) are once again bracing for disruption, as teachers voted to authorize a one-day strike scheduled for May 1.
A tentative agreement has been reached between the union representing teachers in Las Lomitas Elementary School District and the district that oversees two schools in Menlo Park and Atherton, ending a three-day strike, the union said Sunday.
The California Faculty Association (CFA) announced Saturday it will move forward with a planned strike from Jan. 22-26, 2024, after negations with California State University stalled.
The Fresno, California, school district is offering substitute teachers more than double their normal rate to fill vacancies as teachers authorize a strike.
Two unions with members who work for the San Francisco Unified School District will soon be voting whether to walk off the job in the coming weeks over stalled contract negotiations.
An agreement reached between the Oakland Education Association and the school district includes a salary increase for most teachers.
Oakland students are going back to school today for the first time in more than a week after the district and the teacher's union reached a tentative deal on a new contract.
The Oakland teacher strike ended on Monday and both sides are expressing satisfaction with the outcome. John Ramos reports. (5-15-23)
The superintendent of the Oakland Unified School District called on striking teachers to end a walkout that passed its seventh day on Friday.
One Oakland mother claims students have been out of school long enough and is leading a grassroots push to end the teachers strike. Kenny Choi reports. (5-12-23)
The Oakland teacher strike just marked its first full week, and classroom attendance is down 95-percent. Katie Nielsen shows how some parents are creating classroom alternatives for their children to learn during the strike.
During the weeklong Oakland teacher strike, attendance has been down by more than 95-percent across the district. Now one group of parents and volunteers has set up a Solidarity School to offer parents a classroom alternative.
Tens of thousands of students were still out of school Tuesday on the fourth day of the Oakland teachers' strike; and with parents struggling to find childcare during the day, some say they should have a seat at the bargaining table.
Tuesday marked the 4th day of the Oakland teacher’s strike. Tens of thousands of students are still out of school and many parents are struggling to find childcare during the day, as some say they should have a seat at the bargaining table. Katie Nielsen reports.
As thousands of students sat idly in Oakland classrooms Monday, unsure of when their school year will end, district officials and the teachers union remain without any movement toward a new contract as a strike bled over into a second week. Devin Fehely reports.
The Oakland Unified School District announced Sunday the Oakland Education Association (OEA) will continue its strike Monday.
The second day of a strike by Oakland Unified School District teachers drew to a close Friday with no end of the walkout in sight.
The second day of a strike by Oakland Unified School District teachers drew to a close Friday with no end of the walkout in sight. Andrea Nakano reports. (5-5-23)
Striking OUSD teachers see the walkout as an opportunity to improve their own working conditions and also the education and well-being of their students. José Martínez reports. (5-5-23)
Oakland teachers and their supporters marched through city streets Friday on day two of the teacher strike. Thousands of parents and students are headed into the weekend not knowing whether their schools will be open on Monday.
Oakland Unified School District teachers went on strike Thursday morning amid a labor dispute with the district. José Martínez reports. (5-4-23)
Progress was made Tuesday at the bargaining table between Oakland public school teachers and the school district ahead of a possible strike by the teachers later this week.
The Oakland teachers union announced Monday they will strike on Thursday after failing to reach a contract deal with the school district.
A contingent of Oakland school teachers spent Saturday at work on a colorful show of solidarity for a possible strike.
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No place will be more impacted by the project than the tiny town of Hood, in Sacramento County. It will be ground-zero in the effort to build the tunnel, and with fewer than 300 people, they don't have a lot of political clout.
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