Oakland teachers are going on a one-day strike Friday. Members of the Oakland Education Association voted to authorize a strike, to send a message it disapproves of school closures that impact black and brown neighborhoods. Elissa Harrington reportsMembers of the Oakland Education Association voted to authorize a strike to send a message it disapproves of school closures that impact Black and brown neighborhoods.
On Sunday, Brown said members authorized an "unfair labor practice strike" against the Oakland Unified School District for closing and merging schools. "There is an agreement we have with the Oakland Unified School District that there must be a year of engagement before making such a decision," Brown said. In an email, the OUSD’s Chief Governance Officer, Joshua R. Daniels, warned the union against striking.