Trade union workers no longer expected to strike against SF Unified School District on Monday

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Monday, December 4, 2023
Trade union workers expected to strike against SFUSD on Monday
Employees that help maintain San Francisco's public schools plan a one-day strike Monday to protest what they call unfair labor practices.

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- San Francisco Unified School District says that employees who help maintain the city's public schools have reached a "memorandum of understanding" and no strike is planned for Monday to protest unfair labor practices over wages and other issues.

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SFUSD said in a press release that it and Common Crafts agreed "to negotiate in good faith to address outstanding grievances, arbitrations, memorandums of understanding, and other contract negotiation-related issues."

Common Crafts include about 80 plumbers, carpenters, roofers and other tradespersons, the San Francisco Building and Construction Trades Council said in a press release Saturday.

MORE: San Francisco Unified School District, service workers reach tentative agreement to avert strike

The San Francisco Unified School District announced on Wednesday it has reached a tentative agreement with the service workers to avert a strike.

The council said on Saturday that the school district failed to pay wages it owes. It didn't specify the nature of other issues in dispute, but said they stem from an agreement negotiated with the workers in October 2021.

According to SFUSD, "As part of the MOU, Common Crafts also expressly agrees not to engage in any concerted activity, any work stoppage, sick out, or strike of any kind, including sympathy strikes, through Feb. 1, 2024."

Bay City News contributed to this report.

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