Stockton Teachers Union Votes To Authorize Strike

STOCKTON (CBS13) – Teachers in the Stockton Unified School District have voted overwhelmingly to strike.
Union members began voting Thursday afternoon, with 97 percent authorizing the work stoppage.
The teachers and the district have been negotiating for more than 14 months. Teachers have asked for a six and a half percent raise.
The district countered with a half-percent increase, but then withdrew the offer.
“We don’t really want to strike, but we do need to show the district