Oaklandside reported that about 88-percent of the Oakland Educators Association members who cast ballots on Tuesday voted to authorize a work stoppage.
The 2,500-member union represents teachers, nurses, counselors, school psychologists and social workers.
The vote comes after seven months of negotiations between the union and the school district over a new contract, which has stalled over pay scales, wages, working conditions and class sizes, among other issues.
Union president Ismael Armendariz said the leadership would set a strike date, if the OUSD does not bargain in good faith.
In response, OUSD filed an injunction with the Public Employees Relations Board, arguing that a strike this year would be unwarranted. The motion was denied and the two sides are continuing negotiations.
OUSD Superintendent Kyla Johnson-Trammell said in a recorded statement that a strike by the union could come in the first week of next month.
OUSD’s school year is scheduled to end on May 25th.
