OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Oakland Unified College District and putting lecturers have reached an settlement on 4 “widespread good” provisions that had been sticking factors throughout the walkout that’s now in its second week.
“We’re nonetheless on strike, however momentum is on our aspect,” the Oakland Schooling Affiliation mentioned on Twitter Saturday night time.
The union representing 3,000 educators, counselors and different employees has maintained the district has did not cut price in good religion on a brand new three-year contract that additionally makes extra conventional calls for like greater salaries. The putting employees need their contract to additionally embrace provisions that handle racial fairness, homelessness and environmental justice for college students.
On Saturday night time, 4 of these calls for had been agreed upon, referring to: housing and transportation, the neighborhood faculties grant, the Black thriving neighborhood faculties initiative, and college closures, the Bay Space Information Group reported.
It was not instantly clear Sunday morning how shut the 2 sides had been on reaching a deal on the calls for nonetheless left on the desk, notably associated to elevated compensation.
Superintendent Kyla Johnson-Trammell mentioned in a message to folks final week that the district, the state’s eleventh largest, is providing raises of as a lot as 22% for some lecturers.
Academics have maintained that including help past the classroom would enhance studying situations and retain educators. Different common-good calls for embrace offering extra psychological well being help, fixing deteriorating faculties, and providing sponsored transportation for low-income college students.
The strike comes on the finish of the college yr, which wraps up Might 25. However the district’s 80 faculties have remained open to the district’s 34,000 college students, with meals being supplied and workplace employees educating and supervising. Solely about 1,200 college students have proven as much as college because the strike began Might 4, district spokesperson John Sasaki mentioned final week.