Alameda educators to rally for better pay, smaller classes

Educators in Alameda will rally outside of city hall on Tuesday evening to advocate for better pay, quality resources, smaller classes, and caseloads.

The Alameda Education Association, which includes teachers, nurses, counselors, speech therapists, and psychologists, is rallying at 4:45 while the school board is in closed session. The union is negotiating with the Alameda Unified School District “for working conditions and compensation that honor our work,” union officials said in a statement. 

According to union officials, Alameda Unified educators are paid nearly 15% below average among Alameda County school districts. Educators want to keep working and “innovating” in Alameda but can only do that with fair pay, officials said.

“Our working conditions are our students’ learning conditions” union officials said.