Striking San Francisco public school teachers left schools closed and classrooms empty Monday as they demand a deal for higher pay, fully funded healthcare and more staffing.
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie said he was “disappointed” and “frustrated” that United Educators of San Francisco — which oversees 6,000 unionized public school employees — could not reach an agreement with the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) over the weekend, ABC7 News Bay Area reported. Lurie made a plea in a Sunday social media post to delay the strike for three days so about 50,000 students could stay in classrooms while talks continue, but negotiations stalled and employees went forward with their picket plans.
Talks between the two groups Saturday produced an agreement on “sanctuary district” policies, housing and regulation of artificial intelligence (AI), according to the school district’s website. The sanctuary policies will block Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents from entering schools and prevent staff from assisting in federal immigration enforcement, per the district’s website.
