Oakland Teachers Strike, And West Virginia Teachers Say Trust Issues Persist
Oakland teachers are the latest to strike
Teachers in Oakland, Calif., went on strike Thursday after the Oakland teachers union rejected a last-minute proposal from the district Wednesday. Teachers in the Oakland Unified School District have been working without a contract since July 2017.
The Oakland Education Association, which represents around 3,000 educators, is seeking a 12 percent pay raise, reductions in class sizes and more nurses and counselors in schools. The district's latest offer included a 7.5 percent raise over three years, plus a retroactive 1.5 percent bonus, KQED's Matthew Green reports.
Oakland schools remained open during the first two days of the strike, staffed by non-union employees and substitute teachers.
The district is also shouldering a $30 million budget deficit.
West Virginia teacher strike kills controversial education reform bill, but teachers still have 'trust' issues
On Tuesday, teachers in West Virginia went on strike. But it only took a few hours for the state's House of Delegates to effectively kill the controversial education bill the state's teachers' unions were protesting.
Despite the legislature's action, union leaders called for the strike to continue on CONTINUE READING: Oakland Teachers Strike, And West Virginia Teachers Say Trust Issues Persist | 89.3 KPCC
