Among the teachers' 'common good' proposals: reparations for Black students and housing for the estimated 1,500 homeless students in the district.
brought more pickets, spread over multiple locations around the city, and a lesson in negotiation tactics.
"To repair generations of harm that has occurred to our Black families," said VanCedric Williams, the school district’s District 3 director. This push has created a split on the district’s board, which is already offering a 22% pay raise starting next year. Three members are in favor of the proposal, but the chairman and others, are against.University of New Haven negotiation expert Dr. Robert Albright said there’s no law barring a union from seeking things thought outside the scope of education, during negotiations.The Oakland teachers' strike entered its third day after weekend negotiations failed to reach a deal.
"You put something like that on the list which really frightens the school board, and they think would be out of their control and disastrous to take on, then maybe they won’t negotiate as hard on some other items," said Dr. Albright.
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