Oakland teachers could go on strike as early as next week if union leaders call for one, marking the last step in an adversarial bargaining process that has dragged on for nearly a year.
Last week, members of the Oakland teachers union — 91% of those who participated — voted to authorize a possible strike, saying they had spent nearly a year bargaining with the school district, with significant stagnation on matters of pay. Union leaders did not immediately return a request for comment Saturday.
Union officials said they were committed to “striking for a fair contract that ensures the safe, stable, racially-just schools Oakland students deserve.” Leaders have said Oakland teachers are among the lowest paid in the Bay Area…