San Francisco Teachers’ Strike Ends After Tentative Deal

About 50,000 students across 120 schools got an unexpected week off from class as the union rejected the district’s counteroffer from earlier negotiations.
San Francisco Teachers’ Strike Ends After Tentative Deal
Teachers with the San Francisco Unified School District hold signs as they picket outside of Mission High School on the first day of a citywide teachers' strike in San Francisco on Feb. 9, 2026. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
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The San Francisco teachers’ union on Feb. 13 announced a tentative agreement with the district that provides higher wages, full health care coverage, and protections for illegal immigrants.

“We won fully funded family health care, support for special education, equitable classified and certified raises, and sanctuary and housing,” the United Educators of San Francisco announced on its website and social media early on Friday morning.
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