Teachers Return to Classrooms in Sacramento
A week after school started, striking Sacramento City Unified School District teachers ended their walkout Tuesday and returned to their classrooms.
Negotiators for the district and teachers’ union reached a tentative agreement after 1 1/2 days of round-the-clock talks.
“The strike has been called off. . . . Everybody’s back to work,” said Paula Caplinger, a music teacher and organizer for the Sacramento City Teachers Assn.
Teachers will vote Thursday on whether to accept a contract that offers them a 10% pay raise this year and 6.4% salary and benefit increase next year, Caplinger said.
Their salaries currently range from $21,867 to $40,000, with an average salary of $32,509.
The agreement also must be approved by school trustees.
Teachers said the new two-year agreement represents a victory because it contains no cuts in health benefits, promises retroactive 4.1% bonuses for retirees and defeated district attempts to temporarily increase class sizes.
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