Teachers in the Oakland Unified school District announced they're walking off the job, effective this Thursday.
Union reps say they are frustrated after being without a contract since November and feel like negotiations have made little to no progress.
Negotiations took a bad turn Sunday when the union claims the district showed up late, and unprepared. But teachers are also asking for upgrades to their facility, including repairs at schools like Success Academy High School to address a rat infestation, repairing ceilings and leaky bathrooms. “Without my teachers, I wouldn’t be here and be the amazing person I am today. So right now I want to say I support my teachers and I have their backs, because they have always had mine,” said student Ra’Mauri Cash Hamilton
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