CONTRA COSTA TEACHERS VOTE ON STRIKE

Here's an opportunity for UFCCCCD to build relationship with active educators in our district. (We're hearing mighty rumblings from Mt. Diablo Unified teachers as well.)
_____
from the CFA newsletter:

Teachers in Richmond have voted overwhelmingly to strike if a contract accord cannot be reached by the start of school in the fall.

"We don't want to strike in the fall, but it may come to that if this district and school board continue to disrespect teachers," said Gail Mendes, president of the United Teachers of Richmond.

More than 92 percent of the 2,000 teachers in the district voted to begin a series of strikes if a reasonable salary agreement cannot be reached.

The strike vote comes on the heels of a major Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) charge filed by the union claiming district officials "reneged" on a tentative agreement offering teachers a 6 percent raise.

To find out more, go to: http://unitedteachersofrichmond.com/

______