US EditionThe Teachers Strike Was Just the Warm-Up Act
The settlement grants San Francisco teachers a 6% raise over two years and fulfilled most union demands, affecting over 50,000 students and potentially inspiring other public-sector unions.
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The government union threat to good government in Virginia
More than 50,000 students in San Francisco sat at home this week learning nothing because their teachers, who are members of the United Educators of San Francisco, refused to work until they won higher pay and more generous benefits. San Francisco teachers are already among the highest paid in the nation, even though more than a quarter of students are chronically absent and more than half fail math and reading. More and more students are abando…
SF teachers end four-day strike in $183 million deal
Teachers in the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) ended a four-day strike Friday morning. The strike, organized by the United Educators of San Francisco (UESF), was the first of its kind in San Francisco in 50 years and led to citywide school shutdowns. Most of the labor group’s main demands — fully funded healthcare, increases to teacher salaries and support for special education teachers — were met by the district. “As Stanford s…
San Francisco Teachers AI Ban Contract Sets Historic U.S. Precedent
Reported by The Education Magazine | February 16, 2026 The San Francisco teachers AI ban contract is being described as a landmark moment in U.S. education policy. At 5:30 a.m. on February 13, 2026, the United Educators of San Francisco (UESF) reached a tentative agreement with the San Francisco Unified School District(SFUSD) to end a four-day strike. The deal, valued as a $183 million economic package, includes a first-of-its-kind clause prohib…
How Lurie bungled the teachers strike
The San Francisco School District Administration finally gave the Teacher’s Union most of what the educators wanted—after a five-day strike the cost the district more in lost state revenue than the cost of healthcare for dependents that the union was seeking. The strike never needed to happen. MissionLocal reports that SFUSD administration “fumbled the teachers strike,” noting that none of the union’s concerns were new or surprising. In a city t…
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