SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — For the first time in 47 years, San Francisco students are staying at home because their teachers are on strike.
SFUSD officials said schools will be closed again on Tuesday as negotiations continue.
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The district and the union seem to be far apart in negotiations.
Those nearly 48,000 students didn’t attend class because teachers, educators and the district are still at odds over raises and health care benefits.
Both the district and the union spoke on Monday and said that a strike is not ideal, but they have not come to an agreement.
Both sides say that they have come to an agreement on some issues, but wages and health care appear to still be the sticking points.
As far as wages go, the educators said they want 4.5% each year for two years.
Initially, the district offered 2% raises for the next three years, but now it has offered 3% each year for two years.
It has also offered a $24,000 health benefit allowance, which the educators’ union spoke out against on Monday.
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“We have health care at 75% on the table,” union president Cassondra Curiel said. “Our team is coming back. We demand 100% coverage for dependence on our health care.”
Just after the union press conference Monday morning, the school district held its own.
Superintendent Su said that she and her bargaining team are working hard to come to an agreement, but are working under constraints.
“The San Francisco Unified School District does not have unlimited funds,” Dr. Su said. “We are managing a structural deficit, and we are currently still under state oversight. These realities shape every decision that we have to make.”
The two sides are set to go back to the bargaining table Monday afternoon.
Dr. Su said she is looking forward to the union’s counterproposal.
The union says it will continue to fight until it gets the contract it says it deserves.
Dr. Su said today that she will let families know by noon each day if school will be canceled the next day.
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