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Oakland Unified School District is facing a budget deficit of at least $23 million for the upcoming 2024-2025 school year.

OAKLAND, Calif. – In the wee hours of the morning May 15, Oakland educators reached tentative agreement with the Oakland Unified School District on a new 2.5-year contract with big wins for compensation of teachers who had been the lowest paid in the surrounding Alameda County.

As teachers head back to the picket lines, OUSD is now willing to negotiate on 'common good' proposals.

As of Saturday night, there is still no deal and nothing being negotiated for Oakland educators from OUSD.

What are 'common good' demands? The key reason for the deadlock between Oakland Unified and the teachers' union in strike negotiations.

The Oakland teachers' strike entered its second day Friday, though a top state official has offered to mediate negotiations after both sides strongly maintained their positions throughout a tension-filled day Thursday.

Teachers in Oakland will return to the picket lines Friday for Day 2 of their strike, and with little or no movement in contract talks, the state schools chief...

Oakland teachers are expected to strike on Thursday, a walkout that could shutter schools and reach 34,000 students unless a deal is reached between the district and the union.

At a Wednesday rally, Oakland teachers were fired up because they now have a clearer pathway to settle or strike. With 88% of teachers voting to strike, the Oakland Education Association union, says it is still hoping for a settlement.

Teachers at the Oakland Educators Association office said they plan to rally outside the OUSD Board meeting Wednesday, one day after the union announced the members had voted to authorize a strike if labor contract talks don't progress.