"Picket lines will begin forming outside all West Contra Costa Unified School District campuses Thursday, 45 minutes before the first bell rings, United Teachers of Richmond announced Monday evening. The union expects all of its roughly 1,400 members will be out in support of the strike, given that 98% of members voted in favor of the action if they weren't offered what they believe would be a fair contract. Striking is the last resort we want to teach."
"Despite the planned strike, all campuses will be open and ready to welcome students, Superintendent Cheryl Cotton said in a statement Monday evening. Trustees agreed to raise substitute teachers' pay during the strike from $250 per day to $550, an adjustment Cotton said was necessary to attract temporary staff who will have to cross picket lines. Cotton, who has led the district of about 26,000 students for about six months, also expressed disappointment in the strike moving forward."
United Teachers of Richmond will begin picket lines outside all West Contra Costa Unified School District campuses Thursday, 45 minutes before the first bell. The union includes roughly 1,400 members and reports a 98% vote in favor of striking if a fair contract is not offered. District leadership says campuses will remain open and increased substitute pay from $250 to $550 per day to attract temporary staff willing to cross picket lines. Superintendent Cheryl Cotton, in her sixth month leading the roughly 26,000-student district, expressed understanding of teacher frustrations but said a strike will not solve the problems. A nonbinding factfinding report by a mediator appointed by the California Public Employment Relations Board legally permits the union to strike.
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