May 22nd Day of Action and Rally in Sacramento AFT 1493 members, Paul Bissember (at left), Eric Brenner (second from left), Rika Yonemura-Fabian (third from left), and Katharine Harer (second from right), at the May 22nd Day of Action and rally at the state capitol. AFT 1493 members Paul Bissember, Eric Brenner, Rika Yonemura-Fabian and […]

AFT and Senate representatives from the District Workload Committee met on Flex day (March 6, 2019) to work on drafting a concrete proposal defining a “reasonable workload” and establishing a process for compensating full-time faculty who perform work in excess of what is determined to be reasonable. We made progress, but still have work to […]

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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 next day. The historic agreement includes many of the key goals brought by the UTLA […]

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 LA often exceed 45 students, 80 percent of schools don’t have full-time nurses, and low teacher […]