The union representing Los Angeles Unified School District’s (LAUSD) teachers voted to ratify its contract with the district last week, meaning the union’s 35,000 members will get a 21 percent bump in pay over the next two years. United Teachers of Los Angeles (UTLA) announced that 94 percent of their members voted to ratify the…
Los Angeles Unified Teachers Ratify Contract With 21 Percent Pay Raise, Critics Question Affordability
New LAUSD Contract Slights Students, Taxpayers
Commentary The unfortunate students of the Los Angeles Unified School District! The new contract the district worked out with the United Teachers of Los Angeles (UTLA) union says it’s to help the kids, but it’s really only to help the union and its members—with the taxpayers picking up the tab. The UTLA’s website boasted the…
Los Angeles Unified Shortens Winter Break from 3 Weeks to 2 Weeks
The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) last week announced it would significantly cut its winter break—a move that has the district’s teachers union crying foul. The district March 27 announced plans to shorten its three-week winter break—which typically takes place from mid-December to the first week of January—to two-and-a-half weeks in the upcoming 2023–24…
Los Angeles Unified Shortens Winter Break from 3 to 2 Weeks
The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) last week announced it would significantly cut its winter break—a move that has the district’s teachers union crying foul. The district March 27 announced plans to shorten its three-week winter break—which typically takes place from mid-December to the first week of January—to two-and-a-half weeks in the upcoming 2023–24…
California Labor Board to Decide If LA Unified Strike Was Illegal
Was the three-day strike earlier this month by Los Angeles Unified School District’s (LAUSD) two unions illegal? An administrative judge for California’s Public Employee Relations Board may soon decide. Last week, SEIU Local 99—the union representing LAUSD’s 30,000 cafeteria workers, bus drivers, custodians, and special education assistants—went on strike from March 21 through March 23….
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