After nine months of bargaining, negotiations between Oakland Unified School District and its teachers’ union have stalled, and independent mediators have been brought in to find common ground.
This week, the Oakland Education Association and OUSD bargaining teams met in mediation for two days, moderated by a state-appointed third party. As they made no progress, the next step is fact-finding, said Kampala Taiz-Rancifer, the president of OEA.
Facing a difficult financial picture, OUSD’s latest wage proposal — made in November — offers no raise to the teachers union…