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Kent teacher strike places union members between a rock and a hard place
As summer draws to a close, parents around Washington state are readying their children for the return to school. For families of the 25,000 students in the Kent School District, however, school will start a little later than anticipated thanks to an illegal teacher strike.
Union Saber-Rattling Demonstrates Need for Bargaining Transparency
The Seattle Education Association recently threatened a strike after getting a 10.5 percent pay raise last year. The Kennewick teachers union, likewise, has disrupted the start of school for children with its pay demands.
Oregon Teacher’s Union Statewide Strike
On May 8, the Oregon Education Association lead a statewide strike in what it called a “Day of Action.” Walkout marches organized by the largest teacher’s union in Oregon will take place in Portland, Eugene, Klamath Falls, Medford, Bend and Salem.
School Contract Talks Benefit Only Those with Secrets to Keep
United Teachers Los Angeles, the union representing the city’s 30,000 teachers, spent nearly two years in fruitless negotiations with the Los Angeles Unified School District culminating with a week-long strike that finally ended on Jan. 22.
Looming Teacher Strike Raises Questions About Oakland Education Association’s Motives
Emboldened by the recent UTLA strike, the Oakland Education Association (OEA) is planning its own strike within the next two weeks. Once a strike vote has been passed, which could happen as soon as this coming Monday, Oakland teachers will abandon their classrooms and take to the streets.
After 22 Months Behind Closed Doors, Public Gets First Look at New UTLA Contract
With the union representing Los Angeles teachers finally agreeing to a new three-year contract with the school district, those who’ll actually be picking up the tab for it are getting their first look at the finished product.
LA Teachers Authorize Strike for First Time in 30 Years
For the first time in nearly 30 years, United Teachers Los Angeles has voted to authorize a teacher strike. The 650,000 students of the nation’s second-largest school district will not be in class during a time where student outcomes are plummeting.
What Can Be Learned From The Ferry System About Teacher Strikes?
Now that teacher strikes orchestrated by the Washington Education Association are behind us, it’s worth examining how to prevent students and families from having their school year similarly upended in the future. The ferry system may hold the answer.
If teacher strikes are illegal, why do they happen?
Widespread strikes and labor unrest instigated by the Washington Education Association have disrupted educational services for many thousands of students and families. Strikes by public employees are illegal in Washington, so why do public school teachers go on strike anyway?
