LA teachers union demands 6.5% raise — despite only 40% of students graduating ‘college or career ready’
January 9, 2019
By Victor Skinner
The United Teachers Los Angeles union is planning to call on the Los Angeles Unified School District’s 30,000 teachers to walk out on students over demands for higher pay and increased staff.
UTLA bosses are holding steady to a threatened strike this week as both sides argue about the legality of the move in court and specifics of a new labor contract in the negotiating room.
The Los Angeles Daily News reports:
No one issue separates the two sides. They have been negotiating for nearly two years without coming close to a resolution. They’ve already gone through mediation and a fact-finding session in recent months. …
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