Issue link: http://educator.cta.org/i/1544915
Striking Twin Rivers and Natomas educators march across the landmark Tower Bridge in Sacramento. Credit: @movementphotographer T H E P A S T F E W M O N T H S have seen many of our union's locals demand that school districts meet their needs — for a living wage, for fully funded health care, for safe and stable schools where students have the resources to flourish. Several locals, after months at the bargaining table, have gone on strike with overwhelming support from their members and communities. " This storm is driven by decades of disinvestment in us as w orkers and our stud ent s," sai d C TA P re si d ent D av i d Goldberg. "Members across the state are saying 'we're not waiting anymore'." e strikes, he adds, are "not a flex of political muscle. is is a flex of worker power and worker pent-up frustration of not being able to survive." Strikes at United Educators of San Francisco, Dublin Teach- ers Association, Twin Rivers United Educators and Natomas Teachers Association won major gains; see highlights on the next pages. Other locals are poised to follow their lead in the coming weeks. Our union remains strike-ready and prepared to put every- thing on the line to get what educators and students deserve, Goldberg says. "When we all fight back, there is no limit to what we can win." WHEN WE STRIKE, WE WIN! Locals joined forces with families and community in strikes that reverberated across the state — and saw big gains for educators, students and schools 17 S P R I N G 2 0 26 Feature