Issue link: http://educator.cta.org/i/1544915
Membership: About 700 teachers, counselors, nurses and other certificated staff Strike dates: The strike ran March 9–12 What DTA won: • A 2.3% COLA pay increase for teachers, retroactive to July 1 • Increased health benefits — 85% covered by July 1, 90% by Jan. 1, 2027, and 100% by Jan. 1, 2028 • Guaranteed full-time counselors at every elementary school • Special education caseload reduced from 28 to 23 • Reduced class sizes for elementary school classes • 45-student limit for high school PE classes to increase safety DUBLIN TEACHERS ASSOCIATION Top: Educators took to the streets; bottom: Teachers walk out with their classroom gear in preparation for the strike. "Educators, CSEA partners, families and community members stood together day after day. By forcing Dublin Unified to invest in our students by decreasing class sizes and increasing compensation and health care to retain and recruit the best educators for our students, we've made important steps towards the schools our students deserve." —DTA President Brad Dobrzenski 20 cta.org Feature