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Dublin Strike Latest: DTA President Calls New DUSD Proposal 'Most Hopeful Thing We've Seen In A While'
DUSD and DTA reported "productive" discussions Tuesday night, but teachers remain on strike for a third day.
DUBLIN, CA — The Dublin Unified School District presented an updated proposal to the Dublin Teachers Association at negotiations Tuesday night. While the DTA described the update as “meaningful movement,” no agreement was reached, and the strike continues into its third day.
At a meeting that the district said lasted until 2:35 a.m., DUSD presented a proposal that:
- Made adjustments to class sizes at elementary and high school levels.
- Added a librarian at the high school.
- Defined a process for equity in staffing elementary classes.
- Committed to funding a full-time counselor at each elementary TK-5 school for the next two years.
The district’s proposal included language to create a “Certificated Class Size Fund” that would be 65% funded by any new ongoing Proposition 98 revenue from the 2024-25 or 2025-26 budget years to reduce class sizes by 2027-28.
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The district did not change its offer for 2.1% salary raises or its schedule of health care premium raises. The union is asking for a 3.5% salary increase, a 3% bonus, and full employer-paid coverage for individual employees.
“Management provided updated proposals and were able to engage in meaningful negotiations for the first time since bargaining began,” DTA said in a statement Tuesday night. “Management relayed that the Board of Trustees did not increase the amount of money they were willing to invest in students at the table. The trustees have the power to end this strike, and they need to act now.”
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DTA President Brad Dobrzenski called the proposal “the first and most hopeful thing we’ve seen in a while.”
The two parties returned to the negotiating table at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday. Teachers and some students continued to picket at every school and work site Wednesday morning, followed by a news conference at 8:15 a.m.
Dublin schools are open on a moderated schedule, and staffed by administrators and guest teachers. Many students are staying home, according to Patch interviews, local reports, and discussions on Nextdoor.
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