Roughly 75,000 Kaiser employees in 5 states took to the picket lines on Wednesday in what will be the largest health-care workers strike in U.S. history.
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Oakland teachers vote to authorize strike
The teachers union and OUSD have been negotiating since October. This week’s vote by members clears a path for the union’s leadership to declare a strike.
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What we know about the Oakland teachers strike
The teachers union will be going on strike tomorrow. We answered some basic questions about the strike, and what it means for OUSD families.
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Another strike looms at Kaiser’s California hospitals
75,000 Kaiser workers are pushing for better pay at facilities in 6 states.
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Kaiser strike begins as 68,000 California workers stage walkout
California health care giant Kaiser Permanente could not reach a contract to avert a strike by a union coalition representing some 75,000 employees in five states. The walkout is expected to last three days.
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Oakland teachers strike begins after contract negotiations fail
Nearly 3,000 OUSD teachers, nurses, psychologists, and their supporters formed picket lines at schools, calling for better pay and working conditions.
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Oakland teachers strike continues, with negotiations stalled
OUSD says non-salary demands are holding up negotiations, while OEA claims the district is refusing to bargain.
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Strike over: Oakland teachers union reaches agreement with OUSD
The tentative contract agreement must still be ratified by OEA members and approved by the school board. Classes will resume Tuesday.
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OUSD school board meeting canceled as teachers strike continues
OEA and the district are reporting some progress with negotiations, but haven’t indicated when the strike could end.
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Asian Health Services workers approve contract for higher wages, avoid strike
Hundreds of SEIU members at the Oakland clinic were prepared to strike if an agreement wasn’t reached. The news comes as health care workers across the Bay Area are demanding better pay.
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Oakland teachers will strike May 4 if no deal is reached
Oakland Unified School District released its latest contract proposal on Tuesday, and said it remains committed to negotiations.
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Doctors strike at East Bay clinics serving low-income, homeless patients
Healthcare workers at LifeLong Medical Care are calling attention to working conditions at Oakland and Berkeley clinics.
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Some Oakland businesses joined a symbolic strike to voice public-safety concerns
Organizers said over 200 businesses were participating in Tuesday’s action, though some merchants and leaders of Oakland business districts said they were not aware of it.
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OUSD’s annual attendance fell 4% as a result of the teachers strike
Oakland’s superintendent urged the school board to act now to avoid another strike in 2025. Also: A special election will be held for the vacant D5 seat.
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OUSD strike reaches 1 week with no signs of ending soon
Oakland teachers remained on picket lines as the union pushed back against statements from the district about the cost of its “common good” demands.
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A year after Oakland educators went on hunger strike, was the protest successful?
The Oaklandside spoke with Moses Omolade and Andre San-Chez a year after the two Westlake Middle School educators stopped eating to protest school closures.
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Oakland teachers rally before school board, day after voting to strike
Families of students in special education classes also appealed to the OUSD board over changes that will force some of them to switch schools.
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Oakland teachers strike: OUSD and OEA at stalemate over ‘common good’ demands
OUSD Board President Mike Hutchinson said some of the issues fall outside of the OEA contract. But three board members are calling on the district to bargain over them.
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Nurses in Oakland, Berkeley join statewide Sutter Health strike
After long months in the COVID-19 pandemic, nurses say hospitals are short-staffed and under-resourced.
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Oakland teachers are getting a raise. How will their pay compare to other districts?
If the tentative agreement is approved, Oakland teachers could go from earning salaries near the bottom of those offered in Alameda County to the middle range.
