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Day Seven of Oakland Teachers' Strike: Pickets at Central Kitchen, Skyline High, and OUSD Board Meeting

by OEA
On Day Seven, what turned out to be the final day of the strike, Oakland teachers and allies shut down an a construction site, schools across the district, and another OUSD board meeting.
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In the richest country in the world, in the richest state in the country, in a state as blue as can be, Oakland teachers have to go on strike to get the basics for their students. They are in the fight for the soul of public education.

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The Oakland Education Association is committed to improve wages, working conditions, and professional standards for all of our unit members. Our aim is to ensure effective teaching and learning in all classrooms in the City of Oakland.
https://oaklandea.org

Strike coverage:
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Oakland educators and community supporters picketed in front of an OUSD construction site in West Oakland starting at 5am, and the union construction workers didn't cross the lines! The site is shut down. This is solidarity!
§OUSD school board meeting shut down
by OEA
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Picket lines are strong at La Escuelita, where OUSD admins have been crossing. No business as usual until OUSD provides the resources our students deserve!
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