Twin Rivers Unified teachers vote for a strike. Here’s when it could happen
Twin Rivers Unified School District teachers are poised to strike after nearly a year of unsuccessful contract negotiations.
The union announced Monday that more than 95% of the roughly 1,400 teachers it represents voted to authorize the first strike in the district’s history if a contract agreement is not reached soon.
The two sides will now enter fact-finding, a legally mandated step after reaching an impasse in which a panel will hear arguments from each party and decide whether a settlement can be reached.
The panel will issue its report within 30 days and the union can legally strike two days after its release.
Twin Rivers Unified teachers are seeking an agreement that includes competitive wages and fully paid family health benefits alongside lower class sizes and improved student services, according to a news release from the union.
“Every day we see our students going without the resources they need to thrive, and educators struggling to make ends meet,” said Brittoni Ward, president of the Twin Rivers United Educators union. “This vote is a clear message that we are ready and willing to do whatever it takes to make our students the priority.”
The union has accused the district of diverting more than $115 million from classrooms, failing to meet the state’s requirement that 55% of spending go to classroom instruction.
In a statement, district spokesperson Zenobia Gerald said that the funds are used to “deliver critical student supports that often occur outside the traditional classroom, including mental health services, behavioral supports, tutoring and after-school programs, additional counselors, expanded student engagement opportunities and other targeted interventions.”
The district has an enrollment of almost 25,000 students according to its 2024-25 State of the District Report. Its major high schools are Foothill, Grant, Highlands and Rio Linda.
Twin Rivers United Educators is one of several unions in the region that has joined a statewide California Teachers Association campaign to improve teacher pay.
This story was originally published February 2, 2026 at 5:28 PM.
