Category: Teachers Strike
Number of the Week: Teacher Strike Votes Are Rising
Teachers unions throughout California are in contract negotiations with school districts. Pay raises and health care costs are among the […]
February 9, 2026
West Contra Costa Unified faces deep cuts to staff and programs to remain solvent
Striking teachers on the picket line in El Cerrito, California on Dec. 5, 2025. Louis Freedberg Now for the really […]
January 17, 2026
Strikes, cuts, state superintendent race: Our 2026 California education predictions. What are yours?
Children play during recess at Cuyama Elementary School in New Cuyama, Calif. Credit: Marcio Jose Sanchez / AP Photo You […]
January 7, 2026
West Contra Costa Unified educators strike, demanding fair pay and support
West Contra Costa Unified educators and supporters picket outside El Cerrito High School on Dec. 4, 2025. Credit: Michelle Quinn […]
December 4, 2025
West Contra Costa teachers union calls strike for Thursday
Gabrielle Micheletti, a first grade teacher in West Contra Costa Unified and the vice president of the United Teachers of […]
December 2, 2025
West Contra Costa Unified teachers union calls strike for Thursday
Gabrielle Micheletti, a first grade teacher in West Contra Costa Unified and the vice president of the United Teachers of […]
December 2, 2025
Possible strike in East Bay school district reflects statewide tensions
Union supporters attend a community meeting sponsored by the United Teachers of Richmond in Kensington on Nov. 20, 2025, to […]
December 1, 2025