Oakland administrators to teachers: “F— you and your collective bargaining!”

Following two years of bargaining, the intervention of a mediator and a report that fell far short of what the teachers union had been asking for, the Oakland school bosses told the teachers to drop dead. The administration would not be returning to the bargaining table.

Inside Bay Area:

“Really, from a public relations standpoint, it would have been easier to go back to the table and continue the charade of bargaining,” he added. “We took a decision that’s likely to be unpopular from a perception standpoint, but that ultimately will be more productive.”

Olson-Jones, however, said she felt the move might have the opposite effect. “We did not expect this,” she said.

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