WorkWeek hears about the new San Francico Mime Troupe play Treasure Island in an interview with writer and actor Michael Sullivan. The play which opens on July 4th at SF Dolores Park looks at the corruption and greed around the condo developments on Treasure Island. The Mime Troupe theater are also represented by Actors Equity.
Next, WorkWeek investigates the Peer Assisted Review PAR program in Berkeley, San Francisco and Los Angeles. We interview former Berkeley Federation of Teachers steward Brian Crowell. He discusses how the program was being used to target senior teachers, African American and Latino teachers. When he began to investigate the program and defend teachers he discovered that his union president was being paid to help target and terminate teachers. He was also put in the program in retaliation.

Additional Media:

www.sfmt.org/index.php
youtu.be/7zj3PVj8-Aw
Berkeley’s Unequal Punishment of Teachers
The school district disproportionately disciplines black teachers and older educators with higher salaries. Are students paying the price?
www.eastbayexpress.com/oakland/berke…t?oid=3879777
Another Voice for Teachers
The Berkeley Schools Labor Caucus, formed to pressure the teachers’ union to take a tougher stance on protecting workers’ rights, is feeling more emboldened in light of a recent Supreme Court decision.
www.eastbayexpress.com/oakland/anoth…?oid=19937593
Berkeley High Retaliation Case Results in State Complaint Against School District
www.eastbayexpress.com/SevenDays/arc…hool-district
Berkeley High Teacher Brian Crowell On Peer Assisted Program PAR & The Attack On Public Education
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEkVLwAyIwo
“Unparalleled Chutzpah” The SFUSD Frame-up Of UESF Member Margaret Reyes
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxzLfI5MUyw&t=150s
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