On January 22, a tentative agreement was reached between United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA) and the LAUSD administration, ending the six-day strike that captivated the state and the nation. UTLA members ratified the agreement and returned to their classrooms the Read More »
In a new op-ed for the Los Angeles Times, United Teachers Los Angeles President Alex Caputo-Pearl writes that the standoff between the LA school district and UTLA is a struggle over the future of public education. Class sizes in Read More »
AFT 1493’s bargaining team is preparing to begin faculty contract negotiations with District negotiators on a new three-year contract (July 2019 to June 2022) and, in preparation, the union conducted a survey of District faculty on areas that could be Read More »
By Joshua Pechthalt, CFT President
By all measures, this was a very successful midterm election. Democrats picked up 40 seats in the U.S. House, which they will now control, and more than 300 legislative seats nationwide. In California, we ran Read More »
