Strike three: Oakland instructors set to walk out Thursday
February 22, 2019
If the teachers in Oakland, California, walk out Thursday as planned, they would become the third group of public school educators from one of the country’s 50 largest cities to strike this year, joining their Los Angeles and Denver counterparts. Chicago also had a charter school teachers’ strike. Here’s what you need to know about…
West Virginia Home tables bill that led to second instructor strike in a year – Fox News
February 20, 2019
A bill that closed West Virginia schools as teachers went on strike was tabled by state lawmakers hours after the protest began on Feb. 19, 2019. (AP) The bill that closed schools in West Virginia as teachers went on strike was tabled by state lawmakers only hours after the protest began. Teachers in West Virginia…
Denver union, authorities to reconvene as schools strike enters 2nd day
February 19, 2019
By Keith Coffman DENVER (Reuters) – Thousands of Denver public school teachers walked picket lines for a second day on Tuesday, disrupting classes for some 92,000 students as union and school district officials resumed contract talks that broke down over the weekend. In the latest in a series of strikes to hit U.S. public school…
Educators strike for greater pay because administration and benefits take too much money
February 18, 2019
Not long after Los Angeles’ teachers returned to work after a six-day strike last month, more than 5,000 teachers in Colorado’s largest school district went on strike demanding higher pay. The Denver strike was resolved after three days, but it’s likely that this is just the beginning of teacher activism in 2019. Teachers in California, West Virginia…
Denver Teacher Strike Ends With Offer Of Raising Pay By Up To 11 Percent
February 18, 2019
DENVER (AP) — Denver school administrators and the city’s striking teachers reached a tentative deal Thursday to end a three-day educator walkout with a contract agreement that gives teachers raises of 7 to 11 percent, built-in cost-of-living increases and opportunities for future salary hikes. The key sticking point of variable bonuses for teachers working in…
Denver teachers strike in bid to dismantle pay-for-performance system – Washington Post
February 18, 2019
‘As long as it takes’: Los Angeles teachers go on strike in nation’s second-largest system] Denver took the lead on performance pay for teachers and was followed by several other large urban school systems, including Dallas, Orlando and the District. It’s an issue that proved to be a lightning rod for teacher unions, who fiercely…
There’s Not Much Performance in Denver Schools’ ‘Pay for Efficiency’ System
February 16, 2019
Signs at a rally as public school teachers strike for a second day in Denver, Colo., February 12, 2019. (Michael Ciaglo/Reuters) Media coverage of the Denver teachers’ strike has gotten the story wrong because it proceeds from a faulty premise. On Monday, the Denver Classroom Teachers Association (DCTA) went on strike, the latest in a…
Denver teachers to end strike after school authorities concur to raise pay
February 14, 2019
Denver Public School teachers will return to work this week after the teachers union and Colorado’s largest public school district reached a labor agreement early Thursday morning. The agreement, which follows an overnight round of mediated negotiations, ends a strike that began Monday. Teachers will begin to return to schools Thursday morning. “This agreement is a…
A record number of US workers went on strike in 2018
February 14, 2019
Last year’s labor unrest started with a teachers strike in West Virginia and ended with Marriott workers picketing across four states. A record number of US workers went on strike or stopped working in 2018 because of labor disputes with employers, according to new data released Tuesday by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. A…
Denver teachers set to strike over much better pay and working conditions
February 13, 2019
School teachers in Denver, Colorado, are set to strike on Monday in the latest of a wave of actions that has swept the sector in the past year as educators battle for better pay and working conditions. In Denver, teacher salaries have been steadily decreasing, leading to high turnover in the district. Teachers are forced…