SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — The first San Francisco teachers’ strike in 47 years, which has closed schools for days, is ending as SFUSD and the teachers’ union reached a tentative deal early Friday morning.
SFUSD and the United Educators of San Francisco agreed to a tentative $183 million deal around 5:30 a.m. after a 13-hour negotiation session. All of this coming after the union and district worked for 11 months on a contract, leading to the four-day strike that started Monday.
Schools will remain closed on Friday and on Monday and Tuesday for President’s Day and Lunar New Year holidays. Schools are set to reopen on Wednesday.
The agreement is increasing educators’ salaries and health care benefits in a two-year contract.
The deal means classified employees like non-teaching staff and paraeducators will get an 8.5% pay increase over two years. Certificated employes, like teachers will get a 2% raise this year and next, along with additional paid work days equaling a 5% raise.
It also provides fully funded family health care starting in 2027, a change the union is calling a “historic victory.”
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“By forcing SFUSD to invest in fully funded family healthcare, special education workloads, improved wages, sanctuary and housing protections for San Francisco families, we’ve made important progress towards the schools our students deserve,” said UESF President Cassondra Curiel. “This contract is a strong foundation for us to continue to build the safe and stable learning environments our students deserve.”
They are also giving up their sabaticals for one year to help reach this agreement.
Curiel says she is happy with the deal and they would not sign a deal that they did not believe in.
District Superintendent Dr. Maria Su also praised the deal on Friday.
“This agreement will help us recruit talented educators to work in San Francisco in our public schools, and it will help us retain our dedicated staff,” Superintendent Su said.
The question that remains is if this new deal will lead to cuts like layoffs and school closures. The union believes the district can increase revenue without making cuts and has said that it will fight again if there are cuts.
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Parents and other community members are feeling a huge sense of relief.
“We’re so grateful to see that the teachers are going to get the raise, the benefits, that they’ve been pushing for, that they so deserve,” said Meredith Dodson, Executive Director of the SF Parent Coalition. “Families are relieved to see that the strike is over, and that kids can return to school on Wednesday.”
Moving forward, one thing all sides agree on, is that they’d like to see more state funding pour into the district.
This is something Superintendent Su has said she’s working on.
“I have joined superintendents across the state, and UESF has joined unions across the state,” she said. “We all need to come together now and go to Sacramento together to make sure that we advocate for the funding that our schools, our students need and deserve.”
Mayor Daniel Lurie released a statement, saying in part:
“I know how deeply everyone cares about our students and educators. We all share a commitment to providing an excellent education to every single SFUSD student. And as San Francisco becomes increasingly out of reach for so many, we all understand that it is absolutely essential that our educators and their families feel truly supported. We should all be proud of how we’ve done that in this agreement.
The mayor says he worked closely with both sides and hopes this deal builds trust between the unified school district and the teachers union.
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