Issue link: http://educator.cta.org/i/1544915
WEST SACRAMENTO TEACHERS ASSOCIATION (450 MEMBERS) Won agreement on March 25 • Won fully paid Kaiser health care for all groups, retroactive to January of this year, which runs through 2027. • Won a 4.5% raise retroactive to July 2025 • 4.5% raise for 2026–27 • Increased stipends by 15% and added several new stipends OAKLAND EDUCATION ASSOCIATION (3,000+ MEMBERS) Won agreement on Feb. 27 • Won 11–13% pay increase (partially retroactive to July 2025) • Won additional salary increases for credentialed special education teachers, school nurses, early childhood educators, school psychologists, speech-language pathologists, social workers and athletic coaches. • Smaller class sizes in kindergarten and first grade • Reduced number of required professional development days • Language to reduce district outsourcing • Added harassment protections, including cyberbullying • Creation of new district Psychological Safety Committee, to address racism, discrimination and emotional harm • Won immigrant legal rights MOU, which expands legal supports for immigrant students and families • Commitments to Black Thriving Schools and Community Schools "By forcing Oakland Unified to invest in creating stability in our classrooms and schools we are making a historic investment in the future of Oakland." —OEA President Kampala Taiz-Rancifer "When students don't have what they need to succeed, it impacts everyone in the school community. It took the entire community standing up together to make a difference." —SDEA President Kyle Weinberg 25 S P R I N G 2 0 26