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UTLA’s Face(book)-Saving Efforts Won’t Work
This week, the United Teachers of Los Angeles (UTLA) private Facebook group was exposed for telling teachers to keep their …
Teachers’ Unions See Pandemic Bargaining Leverage
We hear it over and over again: Science and data, not politics, must guide our strategy to re-open the U.S economy and get families back to work.
UTLA Cries Poverty, Bluffs Members into Dues Increases
A few days ago, LA School Report ran a story about a 2016 dues increase for United Teachers of Los Angeles (UTLA) members.
Voters Refuse to Pay for Union Over-Reach
The proposal would have levied a 16-cent tax on every square foot of developed property in Los Angeles and was counted on to generate more than $500 million per year in tax revenue.
School Contract Talks Benefit Only Those with Secrets to Keep
United Teachers Los Angeles, the union representing the city’s 30,000 teachers, spent nearly two years in fruitless negotiations with the Los Angeles Unified School District culminating with a week-long strike that finally ended on Jan. 22.
Looming Teacher Strike Raises Questions About Oakland Education Association’s Motives
Emboldened by the recent UTLA strike, the Oakland Education Association (OEA) is planning its own strike within the next two weeks. Once a strike vote has been passed, which could happen as soon as this coming Monday, Oakland teachers will abandon their classrooms and take to the streets.
After 22 Months Behind Closed Doors, Public Gets First Look at New UTLA Contract
With the union representing Los Angeles teachers finally agreeing to a new three-year contract with the school district, those who’ll actually be picking up the tab for it are getting their first look at the finished product.
How Are LAUSD Strike Negotiations Going? We’re In The Dark. Collective Bargaining Needs Some Sunshine
More than 30,000 teachers have walked out of classrooms and are striking for the first time in three decades, disrupting the education of more than half a million K-12 students and the lives of their families.
LA Teachers Authorize Strike for First Time in 30 Years
For the first time in nearly 30 years, United Teachers Los Angeles has voted to authorize a teacher strike. The 650,000 students of the nation’s second-largest school district will not be in class during a time where student outcomes are plummeting.
