Portland schools close as teachers go on strike
Thousands of teachers in Portland, Oregon, went on strike Wednesday amid stalled labor negotiations, shuttering schools. The teachers are demanding smaller class sizes and higher pay.
Thousands of teachers in Portland, Oregon, went on strike Wednesday amid stalled labor negotiations, shuttering schools. The teachers are demanding smaller class sizes and higher pay.
More than 4,500 Portland public school teachers and educators went on strike after 10 months of unsuccessful negotiations. Emma Jerome of CBS News' affiliate station KOIN joins CBS News from the picket lines.
Members of the Fresno Teachers Association have overwhelmingly voted to authorize a strike. While teachers are on the picket line, the school district is offering guest teachers $500 per day to be in the classroom. CBS News' Aubrey Gelpieryn reports.
The Fresno, California, school district is offering substitute teachers more than double their normal rate to fill vacancies as teachers authorize a strike.
Teachers in Oakland, California, have reached a tentative contract agreement with the school district after striking for seven days. KPIX reporter Jocelyn Moran spoke with CBS News' Tony Dokoupil and Lilia Luciano about the significance of the deal and the stipulations included.
The deal with the school district would also reduce class sizes over time.
The Los Angeles Unified School District, the second-largest in the nation, was forced to close for three days as tens of thousands of support staff and teachers walked off the job to protest low wages.
Los Angeles Unified School District workers began a three-day strike Tuesday, shutting down the second-largest school system in the country. About 30,000 non-teaching support workers walked off the job over stalled contract talks. The teachers union asked its 35,000 members to also walk out in solidarity. CBS News Los Angeles reporter Kara Finnstrom joined Vladimir Duthiers and Anne-Marie Green to discuss.
Some 60,000 workers comprised of striking support staff like custodians and cafeteria workers, along with the local teachers union, are set to walk out.
Unless a deal is reached, about 30,000 teachers' aides, bus drivers, custodians, cafeteria workers and other support staff are set to strike next week, and teachers will join them in solidarity.
Strike activity surged 50% in 2022, as workers clamored for higher pay, safer work conditions or recognition.
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A case argued before the Supreme Court this week threatens to make going on strike much riskier for employees.
Earlier Monday the district had cancelled classes Tuesday, the fifth school day that students have missed since the strike began Sept. 7.
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Teachers in Ohio's largest school district have voted to go on strike with classes scheduled to resume this week.
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Public school teachers in Denver are expected to return to the bargaining table Tuesday amid their first strike in 25 years. Colorado is the seventh state where teachers have walked off the job in the past year. With Denver teachers on the picket line, about 71,000 students and their families are in limbo. Janet Shamlian reports.
Educators are planning to strike Monday after failed negotiations with the school district over base pay
Union members first took to picket lines Monday as attendance at Los Angeles schools is down
More than 25,000 teachers in Los Angeles won't be going to work Monday after a breakdown in contract talks. The strike in the nation's second largest school district affects more than 1,000 schools and more than 600,000 students. A funding battle between teachers and the districts follows similar walkouts last year in six states. Tony Dokoupil reports.
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