SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Sacramento City Teachers Association announced on Tuesday they filed what is known as an unfair labor practice charge against Sacramento City Unified School District over its response to the recent strikes.
In their filing to the California Public Employment Relations Board made on Friday, the teachers union alleged that school district officials continue to refuse bargaining "in good faith."
Both parties have yet to come to an agreement over make-up days to cover the eight days district educators and staff were on strike.
Now Sacramento City Unified faces $46 million in penalties if officials fail to provide California's required number of instructional days to students.
According to the district, students lost around 2,400 minutes of learning time because of the strike.
In the district's latest statement on Saturday, officials said there is a tentative agreement with the union to extend the school year from June 17 to June 24.
While Sacramento City Teachers Association leaders said they agreed to the district’s framework to extend the school year, both parties have disagreements over staffing levels during the extended days.
Currently, both parties agreed to allow up to 30% of certified school staff approved leaves of absences between June 17 and June 24.
In a statement, the district denied the allegations made in the complaint and provided the following response, in part, to the charge.
"During negotiations, the District proposed limiting the use of personal leave by SCTA unit members to ensure our ability to properly plan and appropriately staff classrooms and schools during added instructional days. We remain concerned about the ability to provide safe and productive learning environments at all school sites if days are added to the current academic calendar," the school district said.
District officials called the filing "particularly disappointing given that SCTA previously dismissed several pending grievances and unfair practice charges as part of the agreements reached to end the strike."
The full news release from the district can be read HERE.
Union leaders alleged a number of charges in the complaint, which can be viewed in the PDF below.
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