Teachers Strike

“We’re asking for the education our students deserve,” one teacher at an Oakland, California, school said.
Last year's fight was over compensation. This year's fight was over charter schools.
They say they don't trust leadership in the state Senate to not revive an education reform bill they oppose.
Republican lawmakers are seeking to create charter schools, a move many teachers see as retaliation for their previous walkout.
The teachers union announced its decision to strike after failed negotiations with the school district over base pay.
After years of weak bargaining power, U.S. workers finally went on strike in massive numbers.
Union leaders say a state Senate plan to create charter schools is retaliation for last year's groundbreaking walkout.
The school district has half a million students. Only a fraction of them have been showing up this week.
Teachers at traditional L.A. public schools aren't the only ones striking. So are educators from charter schools.
Leaders say the strike is a fight for the future of public education.