SACRAMENTO, Calif. — While negotiations continued through the night Monday, it wasn't enough to stave off a Tuesday closure for schools.
The Sacramento City Teachers Association (SCTA) said on Facebook that if no resolution was reached Monday, they'll be holding a rally at Hiram Johnson High School.
The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 1021, which represents classified workers, said their negotiations fell through on Monday with the school district.
“Instead of bringing new counterproposals that would show a good-faith effort to reach an agreement to get kids back in their desks tomorrow, the District chose to show up with the same counterproposal they gave us on Saturday, with nothing but the date changed,” said SEIU 1021 Chapter President Karla Faucett.
The union is calling on the school board to convene an emergency meeting and provide the superintendent to offer "serious proposals that show respect to the District's employees."
Officials with the Sacramento City Unified School District (SCUSD) said Sunday they've picked up negotiations with labor unions in an effort to bring students back to the classroom.
Those negotiations are still ongoing.
SCUSD sent counterproposals to SCTA Monday that increase one-time stipends for the 2019-20 and 2020-21 school years. More information on the proposal can be found here.
The district also said that by offering equal dollar amount stipends to SEIU, they're offering hourly paid employees more money than what they would have received from a stipend based 1-2% of their annual salary.
The district is encouraging the SEIU and SCTA to suspend their strike and let students get back to school.
'Si Se Puede' Labor activist Dolores Huerta rallies Sacramento teachers striking
Civil rights activist and labor leader, Dolores Huerta, took the stage at a rally in support of the striking teachers within the Sacramento City Unified School District on Monday.
The Mexican-American social activist who formed the United Farm Workers union with Cesar Chavez stood surrounded by heavy rain, and spoke about the roles she observed teachers historically play in moments of great change.
"I hope that your strike does not last five years like the farm workers strike," she said. "The only way our country is going to survive as a democracy is that we have strong education and strong teachers that are supported."
Huerta emphasized what she described as the importance of teachers in helping students unlearn racism, and recognize the importance of women.
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