{"id":46428,"date":"2017-10-20T07:07:52","date_gmt":"2017-10-20T14:07:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/69.46.6.243\/?p=46428"},"modified":"2017-10-20T07:07:52","modified_gmt":"2017-10-20T14:07:52","slug":"calaveras-teachers-remain-on-picket-lines-will-canvass-community-for-support-to-end-strike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/?p=46428","title":{"rendered":"Calaveras Teachers Remain on Picket Lines; Will Canvass Community for Support to End Strike"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>San Andreas, CA&#8230;Calaveras teachers are back on the picket lines today after talks Wednesday failed to settle a fair contract for teachers.  \u201cWe thought we had a deal on Wednesday, we came in ready to settle this and not strike based on what we heard from Superintendent Mark Campbell and the school board. And it didn\u2019t happen. This is another example of the district saying one thing, and doing something else,\u201d said Calaveras Unified Educators\u2019 Association (CUEA) President Lorraine Angel. \u201cIt\u2019s disrespectful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ezKIcpMLY9Y\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Despite repeatedly assuring the community, as recently as Monday, that the district was fully prepared for a strike and that all schools would be open for students, Campbell informed parents late Wednesday night in a 10:30 p.m. robocall that all district schools would be closed the next day. \u201cHe treats parents just as disrespectfully as he does teachers,\u201d she said.  \u201cAnd for many parents, it was too late to arrange child care.\u201d Schools are closed again today.<\/p>\n<p>The teachers are striking over class size, safety concerns and a modest salary increase that CUEA hopes will help attract and retain qualified teachers to Calaveras.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve done our homework. If they couldn\u2019t afford it, we wouldn\u2019t propose it.  Bottom line, if it\u2019s not good for students we\u2019re not going to do it.  We wish CUSD felt the same way,\u201d Angel said.<\/p>\n<p>What:  Day 2 of CUEA Strike \u2013 Picketing and Community Canvassing<\/p>\n<p>Where:  Calaveras High School, 350 High School St., San Andreas, CA 95249<\/p>\n<p>When:  Today\/Friday, October 20, 8:30 \u2013 11:00 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>After 11 a.m., CUEA members, supporters and parents will canvass the community to get support to end the strike by getting a fair contract for teachers. <\/p>\n<p>###<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>San Andreas, CA&#8230;Calaveras teachers are back on the picket lines today after talks Wednesday failed to settle a fair contract for teachers. \u201cWe thought we had a deal on Wednesday, we came in ready to settle this and not strike based on what we heard from Superintendent Mark Campbell and the school board. 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