"It's just been too many years of not having the staffing we need to provide students the education they deserve,"
"A strike takes teachers out of classrooms, harms relationships and makes it harder to recruit and retain strong educators. A strike will not improve our budget and may deepen our deficit. Most importantly, a strike harms our children by disrupting their learning, especially at this critical point in the semester."
"I think it's the civic responsibility of the city to provide safe places for the students and parents who don't want to cross the picket line,"
About 1,500 teachers from West Contra Costa Unified will walk off the job, impacting roughly 25,000 students. Union leaders cite chronic staffing shortages and seek a 10% pay increase over two years. The district says it lacks the funds, is spending more than it takes in, and warns a strike could deepen the budget deficit while harming recruitment, retention, and student learning. A union of non-credentialed employees narrowly rejected a tentative contract and plans to join the picket lines. Richmond is coordinating after-school programs and community centers and setting aside $50,000 to help affected families. Schools are to remain open while strike duration remains unclear.
Read at ABC7 San Francisco
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