In today’s news and commentary, San Francisco teachers go on strike, the NLRB reverses course on SpaceX, and striking New York City nurses reached a tentative agreement with hospitals.

This week, San Francisco public school teachers launched their first strike since 1979 after nearly a year of stalled contract talks with the San Francisco Unified School District. In 1979, the strike lasted over six weeks and ended after union and district leaders agreed to raise teacher salaries and rehire 715 laid-off teachers. This time, according to the United Educators of San Francisco, teachers are seeking a 9% raise over two years and improved health benefits, citing rising health-care premiums that the union says have pushed employees to leave the district. The strike currently has no end date, and district schools will remain closed for about 50,000 students until a deal is reached. Although this is the first significant walkout by San Francisco teachers in decades, it mirrors a broader pattern of increased union activity across California. The California Teachers Association launched a “We Can’t Wait” campaign last year to encourage and support more forceful action in labor negotiations, and public school teachers in Richmond, California, just across the bay, won an 8% raise over two years after striking for nearly a week last December.

Meanwhile, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) dropped unfair labor charges against SpaceX after concluding that it lacked jurisdiction....

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