{"id":192272,"date":"2026-02-25T01:40:06","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T01:40:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/192272\/"},"modified":"2026-02-25T01:40:06","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T01:40:06","slug":"oakland-school-board-calls-special-meeting-to-avert-teachers-strike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/192272\/","title":{"rendered":"Oakland school board calls special meeting to avert teachers’ strike"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Oakland Unified School District board called a special closed-door meeting for Tuesday night with one topic on the agenda<\/a>: labor negotiations.<\/p>\n

Members of the Oakland Education Association, which represents the district\u2019s 2,500 teachers, nurses, counselors, and social workers voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike last week<\/a> after 11 months of failed negotiations. During the closed session meeting at 6 p.m. tonight, the board could give direction to the district\u2019s labor negotiators on how much to offer to the union.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Before the stalled negotiations hit a fact-finding phase this month, the district had offered a 0% raise to OEA over two years, citing budget constraints<\/a>. During fact-finding<\/a>, during which a panel of one district representative, one union representative and one appointed neutral party met to discuss the issues, the district made its first wage offer of 6.5% over two years, and an 8% raise for the most senior teachers. OEA\u2019s initial proposal was a 14% raise over two years for all of its members.\u00a0<\/p>\n

On Monday evening, OEA and OUSD met for the first time since the strike vote and exchanged bargaining proposals. OEA came to the table with a proposal for a 14% raise for the most senior teachers and a 12% raise for everyone else, spread over two years. The union proposal also includes an additional 5% raise for specific job classes, including nurses, special education teachers, and early childhood educators.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, OUSD upped its proposal to a 7.5% raise for most teachers, a 9% raise for the top step, and a one-time 2% bonus to all members.\u00a0<\/p>\n

During the fact-finding period, the district representative said each 1% raise costs the district about $5 million: about $2.7 million for OEA members and another $2.3 million for other district employees, since a raise for OEA triggers raises for other district employees. A 14% raise would cost OUSD about $70 million, while a 9% raise would cost about $45 million, not including any one-time bonuses. The state-appointed fact-finder recommended OUSD offer a 9% to 10% raise, plus an additional 2% increase for special education teachers.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The OUSD board is also navigating a $100 million projected deficit<\/a> for the next school year. In its regular meeting this Wednesday, the board will vote on a slate of layoffs that will impact hundreds of staff positions. The district would need to identify additional cuts to make up for raises for teachers.<\/p>\n

If the union were to call a strike, it would have to give the public 48 hours notice.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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