East Bay Meeting: West Virgina, Arizona & Kentucky Teachers On Their Strikes & The Lessons

Teachers from W. Virginia, Arizona and Kentucky spoke at a forum in Oakland, California on how they organized their strike, the issues that they faced and how they are organizing now. They also discussed the use of communication technology through social media to bring teachers and supporters of public education together and organize them for action.

Teachers from Louisville, Kentucky also discussed the racist attacks on African American students and how that has affected them and the need for the unions to unite with communities against the systemic racism.
The meeting sponsored by the OEA, UESF, UTR, Peralta Federation of Teachers and was held on June 9, 2018.
Additional media:

West Virginia Teachers And The Lessons Of Their State Strike
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CaxlW1NNeokri

At Oakland Meeting:Kentucky Education Worker On The Growing Fight Back & The Attack On Their Pensions
https://youtu.be/LpW9vl-Yzew

The Defense Of Public Education & Privatization With Carlos Taboada
https://youtu.be/zyRX-2I03PA

http://www.sfexaminer.com/sf-schools-protest-sharing-space-charter-schools/

http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/11/01/kipp-high-school-petition-denied-by-santa-clara-county-school-board/

Production of Labor Video Project
http://www.laborvideo.org