Teachers Unions

October 22, 2020

Length of live teaching varies in California even in the same grade level and same district

Some parents and researchers want longer class periods for their kids in distance learning, while others worry about excessive screen time and ineffective use of learning time.

Sydney Johnson

August 14, 2020

Oakland Unified reaches compromise with teacher’s union in distance learning deal

Oakland Unified reached a tentative agreement on distance learning which, if approved, will go into effect immediately upon ratification.

Theresa Harrington

July 31, 2020

Oakland Unified lacks agreements with teachers and other staff as Aug. 10 school start looms

After bargaining for three weeks, teachers’ union and district disagree on how to provide distance learning and when to reopen campuses safely.

Theresa Harrington

January 24, 2020

Perspectives on the LA teachers’ strike: looking back and ahead

EdSource asked a cross-section of Los Angeles education leaders to reflect on the consequences of the strike that drew national attention.

EdSource staff

October 17, 2019

California Teachers Association names new executive director 

The California Teachers Association has named Joe Boyd as its new executive director. The organization represents 310,000 teachers.

Diana Lambert

April 24, 2019

Oakland Unified may need $2 million more in budget cuts to give other employees same raise as teachers

Alameda County Office of Education analysis of district’s budget reveals shortfall if all unions get the same level salary increase as teachers.

Theresa Harrington

April 11, 2019

How one district achieved a more collaborative labor-management partnership

San Jose Unified and its teachers union offer model for how to move from combat to collaboration, researcher says.

Joel Knudson

February 15, 2019

Teacher activism in California takes on an increasingly 'red' hue

Teachers statewide joining the Red for Ed movement in support of higher pay, smaller class sizes and other changes.

Louis Freedberg And Theresa Harrington

November 2, 2018

Major donors in California schools chief contest also influencing local races

EdVoice and the California Teachers Association are making their influence felt in dozens of campaigns for Assembly and Senate.

Nico Savidge

October 9, 2018

Millions more pour into race for California state superintendent of public instruction

Committees supporting Marshall Tuck and Tony Thurmond have raised $27.4 million, of which nearly $12 million came in in the last three weeks alone.

Nico Savidge

July 11, 2018

Battle ramps up to convince California school employees to withhold union fees

Conservative organizations are spearheading a campaign that will involve emails, phone calls, visits to worksites, or even canvasing teachers at their homes.

Louis Freedberg

June 27, 2018

High court ends mandatory fees collected by public unions

In a decision that could do significant damage to the finances of the California Teachers Association and other public sector unions, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that unions can no longer collect compulsory fees from the workers they represent.

David Washburn And John Fensterwald

June 22, 2018

Lawmakers give California unions new protections as Supreme Court ruling looms

Language added to the state budget will make it easier for unions to recruit and keep members as the high court is set to rule on the mandatory fees they charge.

John Fensterwald And David Washburn

May 6, 2018

How teacher strikes in other states help California unions make their case

As teachers’ unions scramble to blunt the impact of a looming Supreme Court decision regarding their ability to collect dues, the recent teacher strikes across the nation have handed them a rallying cry.

John Fensterwald And David Washburn

February 26, 2018

Key justice is silent as Supreme Court re-argues case critical to CTA, other public employee unions

Trump nominee Neil Gorsuch will break the court’s deadlock over compulsory union fees.

John Fensterwald