Fremont Unified School District teachers are preparing for possible strike actions if their demands for better pay and health benefits are not met. The district, which serves around 30,000 students, is facing a critical fact-finding hearing with the teachers' union. Teachers are advocating for smaller class sizes and a $1,000 health care contribution per year, as current conditions leave them without necessary health benefits. Community members, including paraprofessionals and parents, are voicing support, highlighting the urgent need for change amidst financial challenges facing the district.
"If our district has not been giving that so far, it's high time they do," said Tallam.
"When we don't offer health care, it's really challenging. And health care was negotiated out back in the 90s. It was such a different time and..."
"I'm here to support the teachers," said Paraprofessional Shreedevi Tallam who works in a Fremont Unified District elementary school helping kids.
"The union wants smaller class sizes and a salary increase. They also say teachers currently do not receive health benefit contributions, which must change."
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