The union representing 3,000 teachers in Oakland announces strike starting Thursday.
Oakland teachers say they will strike starting Thursday.
The union representing the 3,000 teachers announced the walkout Saturday, making it the latest in a wave of educator activism that has swept the U. S. since last spring.
The union wants smaller class sizes, more counselors and full-time nurses, and a 12 percent raise over three years. The district has offered 5 percent and says it is squeezed by rising costs.
The action comes a day after the sides received compromise recommendations in a fact-finding report.
Oakland Unified School District Superintendent Kyla Johnson-Trammell said Friday she was pleased with the recommendations and hoped it would coax the union back to negotiations.
