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DAY TWO Sacramento City Schools Staff & Educators Strike: Strike Continues. No New Talks Scheduled.
Teachers, school staff, parents and community supporters to rally Thurs., 11 am, at the Sacramento County Office of Education (near Mather Field)
M E D I A A D V I S O R Y
Thursday, March 24, 2022
Contact: SCTA Jamie Horwitz, 202-549-4921 (cell), jhdcpr@starpower.net
SEIU Jennie Smith-Camejo 510-710-0201, Jennie.Smith-Camejo@seiu1021.org
SACRAMENTO –A strike by 4,600 Sacramento teachers and other school workers, members of the Sacramento City Teachers Association and SEIU Local 1021, enters its second day Thursday. No contract talks were held on Wednesday and no talks have been scheduled.
Sac City Schools Educators & Staff Go on Strike
Negotiators for SCUSD refuse to address key issues on the bargaining table related to staffing and student needs. Members of both the Sacramento City Teachers Association and SEIU Local 1021 will be on the picket lines and not in school today.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wed., March 23, 2022
Contact: SCTA Jamie Horwitz, 202-549-4921 (cell), jhdcpr@starpower.net
SEIU 1021 Jennie Smith-Camejo 510-710-0201, Jennie.Smith-Camejo@seiu1021.org
Our Joint Strike with SCTA Starts Tomorrow, Wednesday 3/23. Here’s What You Need to Know.
Our strike with our union sisters and brothers of Sacramento City
Teachers Association starts tomorrow morning.
While a strike is always a last resort, SCUSD management’s
refusal to negotiate in good faith a contract that will address
the staffing crisis in our district by retaining and recruiting
employees has left us no other choice.
Advice to educators, staff, and parents: Prepare for a strike.
“The district’s actions make it look inevitable.”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, March 22, 2022
Contact:
SCTA: Jamie Horwitz, 202-549-4921 (cell), jhdcpr@starpower.net; SEIU 1021: Jennie Smith-Camejo 510-710-0201, Jennie.Smith-Camejo@seiu1021.org
Alameda County Committee on Political Education Presented a Zoom Forum: “How to COPE”
On Sunday, March 20, members of SEIU 1021’s Alameda County Committee on Political Education (COPE) hosted a public forum entitled “How to COPE.” The forum was an introduction to what COPE does and how it does it, from how meetings are run to how the endorsement process works and more.
Chris Naso, a legislative assistant with the City of Berkeley, said, “For newer members, the facets of our local are vast and sometimes confusing or intimidating; it was an absolute privilege to learn directly from our member leaders about how COPE works.”
Thousands of SEIU 1021 & SCTA members rally at Sac City Unified School Board, announce strike date
Despite a strike looming this week, SCUSD management refused to negotiate with either union over the weekend.
Join SCUSD staff and educators on the picket lines in solidarity starting this Wednesday, March 23, or at our main strike events:
Wednesday, March 23, 11:30 AM
Serna Center - 5601 47th Ave, Sacramento
Thursday, March 24, 11:30 AM
Sacramento County Office of Education – 10474 Mather Blvd.,
Mather
Friday, March 25, 11:30 AM
City Hall/Cesar Chavez Park – 910 I Street, Sacramento
Our Joint Strike with SCTA Is Set to Begin Next Wednesday, March 23
Big thanks to the hundreds of you who came out to our rally with
our union sisters and brothers from SCTA at the school board
yesterday. Between our two unions and a fantastic outpouring of
support from parents, community members, and other Sacramento
area union members, we had roughly 2,500 people in attendance.
Wow! What a show of force! We are so strong
together. Check
out photos from the rally on Facebook here!
We Ratified Our Tentative Agreement UNANIMOUSLY!
Big thanks to everyone who voted to ratify our tentative agreement! We are excited to report back that the TA was ratified unanimously. That’s right–you voted by 100% to ratify!
That means that once the OUSD Board of Education and Alameda County Office of Education approve the TA in the coming weeks, this will become our new contract.
TOMORROW: Hundreds of SCUSD Educators and School Staff Joined by Parents and Community Supporters to Rally for Adequate Staffing, Support for Students and Fair Contracts
Every day 3,000 SCUSD students go without a substitute teacher and nearly 600 students go without any instruction due to a lack of independent study instructors.
**MEDIA ADVISORY FOR THURS. 3/17**
Contact: Jennie Smith-Camejo, SEIU 1021, jennie.smith-camejo@seiu1021.org, (510) 710-0201
Jamie Horwitz, jhdcpr@starpower.net, (202) 549-4921
Sacramento City Unified Schools Members Vote by 97% to Authorize Strike
No strike date has been set yet, but if SCUSD management continues to violate labor law, classified staff and educators will go on strike
Last week, Sacramento City Unified School District classified staff and educators voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike. 97% of classified staff, who are represented by SEIU 1021, and 95% of certificated educators, who are represented by the California Teachers Association, voted yes. As a result, the SCUSD bargaining team now has the green light to call a strike if SCUSD management continues to negotiate in bad faith on key issues related to staffing, the quality of instruction, and health and safety protocols.