Sacramento school board authorizes campus closures and removal of pickets if teachers strike
The rancor between Sacramento City Unified administrators and the teachers union intensified Thursday night as the school board approved an emergency resolution giving Superintendent Jorge Aguilar the power to close schools, remove pickets and pay substitutes up to $500 a day should teachers go on strike.
The resolution takes effect immediately.
The meeting was called on the heels of a strike vote that had a majority of the district’s teachers saying they are willing to walk off the job if their union remains at odds with the district over a new contract.
The Sacramento City Teachers Association has said it could strike as early as Nov. 3. Union officials say they first want to see recommendations from the state Public Employment Relations Board that are expected by then.
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