We are less than three months away from the end of the school year, and our union is not in a strong bargaining position, to say the least. Our “big bargaining” strategy has helped create a detailed and well thought-out proposal, but it has not pressured the district in any way, as evidenced by OUSD’s … Continue reading The State of Bargaining
Author: Rank and File Caucus
OEA Bargaining History (Townhall Feb 2023)
The OEA Strike of 2019 (Townhall Feb 2023)
A Bargaining Report (Townhall Feb 2023)
OEA Bargaining with OUSD
Summary of OEA’s Initial Proposal Compensation: 22.97% raise in 1st year (retroactive from Nov 2022), with a possibility to reopen negotiation over salary in subsequent years; no pay plateaus in salary schedule (currently salary stagnates in years 12-20) Class size: 20 max for TK-3 in high-needs schools, 29 for secondary high-needs Nurses: 1 or 0.5 … Continue reading OEA Bargaining with OUSD
The Oakland Educators Strike of 2019 (Video)
An Open Letter to OEA Leaders and Members in the Interest of a Stronger Union
We are writing out of concern that not all members who have faced District retaliation lately are being fairly represented and that this failure is part of a pattern of actions—and inaction—that prioritize OEA collaboration with OUSD while ignoring Rep Council decisions to fight for members.
Tough Lessons that Led to OEA’s Vision for Quality Public Education
How the 1995-96 OEA strike inspired a campaign to Redistribute Corporate Wealth (RCW), and why RCW needed a vision for high-quality public education
Teacher Compensation Analysis
Compiled below are some data about our compensation in comparison with other districts and our bosses.
Let’s Revive Rep Council
Picture this — a Zoom room full of black boxes, disconnected from one another, sitting in silence. Could this be one of our classes in the difficult days of distance learning? This is actually what OEA’s Representative Council has degenerated into. The meeting structures imposed in 2022-23 have reduced Rep Council — the only body … Continue reading Let’s Revive Rep Council
Oakland Rank and File Caucus 