"Oakland Teachers' Strike Continues Over Pay and Social Issues"

Oakland teachers began an open-ended strike over salaries, class sizes, and a long list of demands, including housing for homeless children, reparations for Black students, and landscaping. Both sides agreed they were very close on pay and benefits, but it was the optional “common good” proposals that were keeping an agreement from happening. The strike is based on the union’s claim of unfair labor practices related to what they say is the district bargaining in bad faith. The state labor board has not yet ruled on that claim.