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Ventura teachers, other workers set date for planned strike
(This story has been updated to correct an error regarding the expiration dates of the previous union contracts.) Teachers and other school employees in Ventura will go on strike on Dec. 2 if they haven’t agreed on a new union contract by then. The union for teachers and the one for other employees held a news conference Nov. 12 outside of the Ventura Unified School District’s adult education center, where union members and leaders announced the upcoming strike date. Members of the two unions voted nearly unanimously last month to authorize a strike if they couldn't reach an agreement with the district on a new contract. With almost 14,000 students, Ventura Unified is the fourth largest school district in Ventura County. A strike would be the first in the district's history, and probably the first in the county's history, union officials said. "We are ready to fight for a fair and equitable contract," said Carol Peek, the president of the union for most non-teacher employees. "We are ready to strike for an agreement that we all deserve." The two sides are still trying to avert a strike. The bargaining teams met twice earlier in the week, days before the union's
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Land trust buys some privately owned land in the Sespe Wilderness area to preserve it
A chunk of privately owned land in the Los Padres National Forest has been purchased by a land trust to protect it from future development. It’s a deal which will protect more than 40 acres of land in the Sespe Wilderness. The Montana based Wilderness Land Trust used a...