however this time it was the school support worker union (SEIU) strike, and our teacher union honored their strike line and will for 3 days straight this week. that's about 60,000 workers over two unions off the job in a precedent-setting solidarity action impacting like 400,000 student families (of which many SEIU members belong to as heavily black and brown working class).

basically the bus drivers, cafeteria workers, special ed aides, class aides etc that make a school go ordered this militant move and are giving up 3 days pay because the district is harassing members for organizing, among other illegal acts apparently. they make waaay less than us, like 25k a year, have long had no health insurance, prevented from full time hours, and many of them experience housing insecurity and even homelessness.

it's a giant show of force to get the system to do right by them with real compensation (30 percent raise), benefits, etc., without the thuggish acts. this will enhance our negotiating position for our own 20 percent. the new superintendent is from miami and is a slick, branding tool that was implicated in the trayvon martin case apparently.