Next, players see a headline on the wall opposite the entrance, reading: “Counterstrike of the Free Press.” Nearby, a map reveals civilian targets hit by Russian armies. Finally, players can spot the room by moving the camera around after an in-game death.Īfter walking down the stairway entrance, players see a darkly lit room with red lights hanging from the ceiling, casting a foreboding crimson tone over the space. A light also hangs above the entrance, another breadcrumb indicating the dark passageway may differ from others nearby. The obscured room also has several hints to help Russian players find it: It’s located near an eternal flame monument (a burning car), a traditional practice commemorating WWII (or “the Great Patriotic War” as it’s known in Russia) that will be familiar to Russians. In a video message Wednesday night, Superintendent Johnson-Trammell confirmed that only “some teachers” and OEA staff would receive a 22% raise under the latest proposal, but also said union and the district “appear close to an agreement on a robust package which would give teachers a historic raise.Video game screenshot from ‘Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.’ On the side of a war-torn building is a dark passageway with a light over its entrance. The two sides had reportedly been close to an agreement on pay, until the union this week said it had been given misleading information by the district, and that only 44% of members would receive the hoped-for 22% salary bump in the latest proposal. A source with the teacher’s union told the Bay Area News Group this week the union estimate was closer to $500,000 a year to “fund additional positions for community schools.” Opinions have varied greatly over what these proposals would cost, with district officials saying that they would run over $1 billion. High school textbooks fall short on teaching Latino history, experience, Johns Hopkins analysis findsĭistrict officials have said that while they support many of the goals of the common good proposals, the measures have no place in a labor contract negotiation and instead should be pursued in coordination with other public agencies and the broader community. Jennifer Brouhard, a member of the Oakland Unified school board, declined to comment on the negotiations, adding the only information she had received about progress on a potential deal was what the district had already made public. “The union is doing everything we can to try and get back to school on Monday.” “Common good is almost done and I think it’s just in the hands of the lawyers,” Rodriguez says. Still, while nothing has been finalized, Rodriguez said he was encouraged by the progress that was made on the proposals The proposals have been a main sticking point in the negotiations, with the union holding firm and the district saying solutions to broad societal issues do not belong in the contract. Rodriguez was part of the bargaining team that met with district officials until around midnight Friday night regarding the union’s “common good” proposals, which seek to address racial equity, homelessness and environmental justice for students across the city. Yet, the faculty union insists it also wants to see students back in the classrooms. “Our students need to be back in school, and especially our seniors, because so much of their immediate future is dependent on having their final grades completed on time so they can take the next step in their education and careers,” Johnson-Trammell said in a video message Friday evening. There are just nine days left in the school year, with the first high school graduation scheduled May 22, a week from Monday. Students’ senior projects, final exams, class credits, and in some cases, graduations, college admissions, and financial aid could be at risk if teachers don’t immediately end the strike which began at the 34,000-student district on May 4, district officials said Friday. On Saturday, the union reached an agreement on four key contract items: reparations for Black students, resources for unhoused students, school closures and “shared governance.”īut a message from Superintendent Kyla Johnson-Trammel late Friday outlined the dire consequences to students from a strike at such a critical time in the school year. As the Oakland Unified teachers strike marches toward its eighth day next week, the school district is warning a continued walkout threatens high school seniors’ academic future as graduation season approaches - while representatives with the teacher’s union say significant progress is being made toward a deal to restart classes, perhaps by Monday.
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