San Ramon Valley teachers move closer to strike

Teacher contract negotiations in the San Ramon Valley Unified School District are at a crossroads, with teachers having recently voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike vote, and district officials this week presenting what they call their “best and final” three-year contract offer.

On Feb. 10, a mediator said that no additional progress toward an agreement is on the immediate horizon. The next step, a union official said, likely will be “fact finding,” in which an independent fact finder analyzes the facts of the bargaining process and works to identify potential compromises or points of agreement.