"We don't want to be striking, and when we just got news during this rally that schools are going to be closed tomorrow. So it feels like a big F-U to us,"
"We're ready to go back to schools, and we are so ready to serve our students, our families, our communities, and we want just a fair wage right now."
"There's an extra 10% of my paycheck that's going towards buying diapers and food for my students. So I'm happy to be here but I'm genuinely questioning the logic of administration right now, because we just got notice that schools are closed tomorrow,"
"When we show up, we show out."
San Francisco Unified School District teachers initiated a strike Monday over wages and health care, closing schools to nearly 50,000 students. The walkout marks the first San Francisco teachers strike since 1979. Picket lines formed across district schools and thousands gathered outside City Hall for a rally, with participants chanting slogans and wearing supportive shirts. Instructional coaches, paraeducators, parents, and students attended the demonstrations and expressed frustration about lost instruction and financial strain. Negotiations that began in March 2025 failed to resolve union demands, with United Educators of San Francisco demanding a 9% salary increase.
Read at SFGATE
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