Professor John Logan Provides Expert Insights Amid Historic SFUSD Teachers Strike and Ongoing Healthcare Labor Actions
As the San Francisco Unified School District teachers' strike progressed from negotiations to a walkout, Labor and Employment Studies Program Director and Professor John Logan provided expert analysis for KQED, The San Francisco Standard, and the Golden Gate Express as the situation developed. His commentary spanned the full arc of the story — from the final hours of bargaining through the strike itself, its implications for students and families, and the broader questions it raised for city leadership and education policy.
Additionally, Logan appeared on KQED's Forum to discuss the Kaiser Permanente labor dispute, which had entered its third week. His analysis addressed the competing pressures facing healthcare workers and their employer, situating the conflict within the wider landscape of labor relations in the sector.
Both disputes reflect a defining tension in California's current economic climate: workers in essential public and healthcare roles pressing for wages, benefits, and job security that keep pace with the cost of living, while institutions navigate significant fiscal constraints. Professor Logan's commentary offered audiences the context needed to understand not only the mechanics of each dispute, but their significance for the future of labor relations in the state.
Read the full articles:
- February 5, 2026, KQED, San Francisco Teachers Will Strike Next Week
- February 5, 2026, The San Francisco Standard, Strike Date Set: SFUSD Teachers to Walk Off Jobs Monday
- February 7, 2026, The San Francisco Standard, Last-Ditch Talks Underway as SFUSD Teachers Prepare to Strike
- February 9, 2026, KQED, SF Teachers Walk Out in First Strike in Nearly 50 Years. Schools Will Remain Closed
- February 9, 2026, The San Francisco Standard, Lurie, Riding High on Super Bowl, Meets His Kryptonite: Organized Labor
- February 9, 2026, Golden Gate Express, SFUSD Teachers Engage in Historic Strike
- February 10, 2026, KQED, SFUSD Teachers Strike: Where Can Families Find Child Care and Meals?
- February 11, 2026, ABC7, How Long Could the SFUSD Teachers' Strike Actually Last?
- February 11, 2026, KQED, The SFUSD Teachers Strike Goes On. Here's What It'll Take to End It
- February 11, 2026, KQED, Kaiser Permanente Strike Enters Third Week as Talks Stall
- February 16, 2026, The San Francisco Standard, SF Teachers' Strike Is Over. The Real Labor Battle Is Just Beginning