As usual, teachers union puts children last

Was it really worth keeping kids in San Francisco home from school for a week — for a 2% raise?That’s all the United Educators of San Francisco, the union that represents 6,000 teachers in the city, managed to eke out of their pointless strike against the public school district.They demanded 9%.With two extra training days per year adding another 1% raise, they’ll get a third of what they wanted — just 3%. That’s not even halfway.The union is portraying Friday’s agreement as a victory.

It is telling members that sending children home for 10 days — they won’t return until midweek — was worth a paltry increase because it showed that the union still has bargaining power.The union is also touting an agreement by the district to fully fund the teachers’ health benefit program.But that’s not exactly a massive accomplishment — especially given the cost.The reason the union failed so badly was not because it negotiated poorly. California Post News: Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, YouTube, WhatsApp, LinkedInCalifornia Post Sports Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, XCalifornia Post Opinion California Post Newsletters: Sign up here!California Post App: Download here!Home delivery: Sign up here!Page Six Hollywood: Sign up here!It’s because the public knew that the union was bargaining in bad faith. An independent fact-finding panel that studied the dispute between the teachers and the school board sided with the district over the union.Even the left-leaning editorial board of The San Francisco Chronicle panned the union.The Chronicle asked the logical question: Given terrible education results, have the teachers actually earned a raise?The answer is obvious.And so is the motive: With an election looming, the union saw an opportunity to flex its political muscle.They won’t stop with San Francisco.

Teachers unions across the state, from Los Angeles to Sacramento, have authorized strike actions against their school districts.Get the per...