San Francisco teachers have overwhelmingly voted to authorize a strike, union officials announced Saturday, setting the stage for what would be the city’s first teacher strike in half a century.
Though any potential walkout would be more than a week away, teachers and the San Francisco Unified School District remain stuck at the negotiating table over high turnover, pay and benefits, and other issues after nearly a year of bargaining, union officials said.
More than 5,200 educators — or 97.6% of the city’s teachers — voted in favor of a potential walkout and strike, mirroring the union’s preliminary vote in December when more than 99% of its members voted in favor of a strike…