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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
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
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 Staff and Educators Vote Overwhelmingly to Authorize an Unfair Labor Practice Strike
District employees are frustrated over inadequate staffing and a lack of support for students, despite unprecedented levels of state and federal funding and the district running record surpluses.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, March 11
Contact: SEIU 1021 Jennie Smith-Camejo
510-710-0201, Jennie.Smith-Camejo@seiu1021.org
SCTA Jamie Horwitz, 202-549-4921 (cell),
jhdcpr@starpower.net
Sacramento City Educators and Staff to Announce Result of Strike Authorization Vote TODAY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, March 10, 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
Mills College Staff, Adjunct Faculty, and Students Rally and March for a Just Transition as Northeastern University Acquisition Looms
Despite Mills’ administration’s claims that the acquisition will preserve the college’s character and prevent layoffs, they have been unwilling to put their promises in writing, and early signs from Northeastern are not promising—and staff and adjuncts ar
**MEDIA ADVISORY FOR TUESDAY, MARCH 1**
Contact: Jennie Smith-Camejo, jennie.smith-camejo@seiu1021.org, 510-710-0201
TODAY at 3pm: California College of the Arts Workers Close Out 4-Day Unfair Labor Practice Strike with Lively Rally and March with Students
Students are showing up in force to support striking staff and adjunct faculty even as administration continues to dodge questions about their own excessive salaries, college priorities
**MEDIA ADVISORY FOR FRI., FEB. 11**
Contact: Jennie Smith-Camejo, jennie.smith-camejo@seiu1021.org, 510-710-0201
Today: Students to Speak Out About California College of the Arts Administration’s Exploitation as CCA Workers Move into Day 3 of Their 4-Day Unfair Labor Practice Strike
High turnout, energy, positive media attention, and public support from students, faculty, and community from the first 2 days of the strike have CCA staff more determined than ever to keep pushing for a fair contract.
**MEDIA ADVISORY FOR THURS., FEB. 10**
Contact: Jennie Smith-Camejo, jennie.smith-camejo@seiu1021.org, 510-710-0201
California College of the Arts Workers’ 4-Day Unfair Labor Practice Strike Continues in Front of Oakland Campus Slated to be Developed as Luxury Housing
After a successful first day on the picket lines, CCA staff, with the support of faculty and students, are ready to hold the lines at the campus being closed as part of a risky real estate deal that jeopardizes the college’s future and legacy
**MEDIA ADVISORY FOR WED., FEB. 9**
Contact: Jennie Smith-Camejo, jennie.smith-camejo@seiu1021.org, 510-710-0201