This was written by staff at the nonprofit newsroom EdSource. It was republished by The Mendocino Voice in partnership with EdSource to bring relevant education news to Mendocino County readers. Learn more about EdSource here.
SACRAMENTO, CA., 6/20/26 — The California Teachers Association, the state’s largest teachers union, opposes a measure on the November ballot that would impose a one-time tax on the state’s billionaires.
“After thorough review and democratic debate about the Billionaire Tax Act, our State Council of Delegates — 800 educator representatives from throughout the state — determined that this policy will not provide the sustainable and long-lasting funding that our schools and communities deserve,” CTA wrote in a statement.
The union went on to say that they fully support taxing the wealthy, but prefer to do so by extending the taxes on the wealthy that were imposed under Proposition 30 and later Proposition 55, which generate millions for schools and community colleges and are set to end in 2030, unless voters extend them in November.
This article first appeared in EdSource here.
Flat Tax as proposed by Jerry Brown. We all pay. Or like Bernie suggested they can pay in stocks to the Treasury like in Norway. Or Congress could change corporate tax structure. Or we can not grow a national economy and encourage small independent capitalist to provide for each town, county, state
The CTA is completely corrupt. They took money from Tom Steyer (the billionaire against billiionaires) and endorsed him without consulting their members at all. Becoming a member of the CTA will absolutely put your job in jeopardy. The CTA will not provide legal assistance to non-tenured teachers who can be fired for participating in union activities. Unlike every other job in the United States a non tenured teacher who is a member of the CTA can be fired for their race, skin color, gender, religion, disability, or for no reason at all. Instead of representing teachers the CTA has chosen to become a force in partisan politics, backing billionaires instead of teachers. Teachers deserve better. Boycott the CTA!