UESF Declares Impasse

Her's the latest UESF email update from Dennis Kelly

UESF Declares Impasse

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On Thursday, February 2nd negotiations between the San Francisco Unified School District and the United Educators of San Francisco broke down and UESF declared that an impasse was reached.

The major sticking point in negotiations is the district's refusal to offer a fair pay raise to educators in San Francisco. It is going on 4 years since we have had a raise, and the district's offer fails to even match inflation over that time period!

The district's offer amounts to a one percent raise for this year and no retroactive pay for the past years. The rest of their proposal calls for one or two percent each six months, with 3.5% at the start of the 2007-2008 school year.

The district is also refusing to come to common sense solutions on school safety and denies equal protection for paraprofessionals.

More information about the process of impasse will be posted on our website in the coming week. As this process unfolds we must be clear. The district's unwillingness to respect educators in negotiations significantly increases the likelihood that a strike may be coming to San Francisco.

This Saturday UESF is holding a citywide meeting to train building reps, UBC members, and activists in the steps necessary to conduct successful actions at every school site.

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United Educators of San Francisco
2310 Mason Street
San Francisco, CA 94133