"The Berkeley Unified School District (BUSD) and the Berkeley Federation of Teachers (BFT) reached an impasse in contract negotiations in December, prompting a state-mediated process. Mediations last month failed to produce an agreement, so both parties will now move to fact-finding, with a hearing scheduled for Feb. 20. A panel will review evidence and issue a public report as negotiations continue. Ten days after that report is released, the teacher's union can begin deciding whether they will strike. A strike authorization vote, followed by a vote to formally strike are needed."
"About a couple hundred teachers, classified staff and families rallied at Wednesday's school board meeting, demanding that BUSD prioritize ongoing contract negotiations to avoid a strike. We're almost at a year from when we started with no meaningful movements on compensation and health care, BFT President Matt Meyer told Berkeleyside. The elephant in the room is how we are going to make sure that our teachers and classified staff can remain in this community. While the union is still hoping to reach an agreement, Meyer told the board on Wednesday that an informal poll by BFT showed that 94% of site-based educ"
Berkeley Unified School District and the Berkeley Federation of Teachers reached an impasse in December and entered a state-mediated process after mediations failed. The parties will move to fact-finding with a hearing scheduled for Feb. 20, and a panel will review evidence and issue a public report. Ten days after the report, the union can begin deciding whether to strike, with a strike authorization vote and a formal strike vote required. BFT seeks higher salaries, stronger benefits and smaller class sizes to reduce turnover. The district faces a $7.6 million budget deficit and potential layoffs. About two hundred teachers, staff and families rallied to press the district to prioritize negotiations.
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