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Here's why the San Diego teachers union isn't thinking of striking like L.A. teachers are

Some of the issues that are driving Los Angeles Unified teachers to strike next week apply to San Diego Unified schools too. Like L.A. Unified ... United Commercial and Food Workers Union Local 135. “ ... read more

California, Michigan educators call for joint action with LA teachers

I fully support teachers striking ... Why do we pay for a union? It’s supposed to work for us, but they don’t. “I think we should all go on strike together with the LA teachers. We’re all facing the s... read more

California’s Teacher Pension Debt Swamps Many School Budgets

“Here ... isn’t the only place in California where teachers are thinking about a show of force. At least half a dozen other local unions fighting for higher wages have held labor actions in recent mon... read more

'Cold Hard Truth': Why San Diego County Schools Are In The Red

Four districts — San Diego Unified, Sweetwater Union High ... said the objective isn't always about simply containing special education costs. If a student enters preschool with behavioral issues or a ... read more

Public Sector Unions Win Big at the California Supreme Court in Getting San Diego Pension Reforms Overturned

A recent California Supreme Court decision, striking down a San Diego ... Teachers Association. A third was an adviser to public agencies. The final member is an attorney who "worked in his college di... read more

PG&E to file for BANKRUPTCY -- L.A. teacher strike and NEWSOM’s budget -- More GAVIN staff moves -- HARRIS on book tour

STRIKING: As Newsom continued soaking up the plaudits for his expansive initial budget salvo, teachers' union allies spent their weekend ... in national address,” by Charles T. Clark in the San Diego ... read more

Why “blue state” teachers need their own revolt

Meanwhile, LA temperatures in the spring and fall frequently reach 100 degrees. As UTLA President Alex Caputo-Pearl told the Nation magazine: "This isn't a red-state ... more progressive teachers unio... read more

The Day California's Biggest Unions Have Been Dreading Is Here. Are They Ready?

For instance, full members of California Teachers Association chapters often pay around $1,000 per year in dues, but non-members still pay around $650 in agency fees. In Los Angeles, non-members still ... read more

Marijuana industry pushes to eliminate the word "stoner" and drug-culture stigmas

Pat Klaasen of San Diego hears echoes of the nation's current political climate in the discussions over the word stoner. "Why are people so divided?" Klaasen said. "I think ... like to hear the hospit... read more

LAUSD teachers’ strike could disrupt a delicate life balance for some families

The shy sixth-grader knows some of the reasons why his teachers are ... s a systemic issue here when I have high school students who can’t do second- or third-grade skills.” Sigman said talking things ... read more

Newsonomics: The Denver Post’s protest should launch a new era of “calling B.S.”

Now — in a time of red state teachers madly striking, of fast-food workers demanding $15 an hour, of #MeToo and #BlackLivesMatter activists refusing to go away — it looks like our time ... of the L.A. ... read more

Workers find their power on the picket line

I think they were hoping to see workers shed the union ... striking is effective. The California Nurses Association got a contract that they like because they struck with us in May, and there was the ... read more