Comments on: Alameda Central Labor Council considers sanctioning Lakeview picket line

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Thu, 30 Aug 2012 20:49:43 +0000

[...] Tony Smith, calling for him to re-open the school or resign. Lakeview protestors later urged the Alameda Central Labor Council to sanction a picket line to prevent district administrators from entering the school, but none was authorized. The front [...]

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Wed, 11 Jul 2012 21:39:10 +0000

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By: livegreen

livegreen — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 22:24:01 +0000

Typical. The Unions don’t care about the financial solvency of the School District. When in the past OUSD was not willing to address it’s fiscal challenges, it ended up with a State takeover.

Given that OUSD has the same # of schools it had when it had 20,000 more students, what is the Union’s budget alternative to save money if closing under enrolled schools is not it?

No matter what happens I expect the OEA to protest. They are not leaders willing to make difficult decisions. Instead they protest whatever anybody else does, and nothing ever gets done by the Public Sector in Oakland.

PS. I agree to Administration taking cuts, both in the # of Chiefs & their salaries. I agree site based spending is most important. But those cuts alone are not enough for both solvency and to maximize spending at school sites.