The teachers’ strike in Oakland, California, came to end on Friday, as the educators’ union and school district reached a tentative agreement. About 3,000 educators went on strike Feb. 21, demanding higher wages, reduced class sizes and other resources like more counselors and nurses for students. With teachers and supporters picketing daily at schools and rallying in front of City Hall, the strike continued into this week, as the union and school district were unable to reach agreement. The union tweeted on Friday that it reached a “historic no-concessions contract with a win in every major proposal we made.”“We are now leaps and bounds closer to the schools that Oakland students deserve,” the union wrote. During the strike, an average of 6 percent of the district’s 37,000 students went to class.

Source: Huffington Post March 01, 2019 23:03 UTC