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UTLA Leadership Conference

August 22-24, La Quinta

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UTLA Bargaining Flash

Update on contract negotiations.

June 16, 2008	Memo to LAUSD: Cut the padding before cutting pay (revised)
April 10, 2008	0% makes zero sense
Mar. 18, 2008	Zero urgency on safety + 0% raise = No respect
Nov. 16, 2007	District once again budgets ZERO dollars for salary increases
Oct. 31, 2007	District’s Contract Proposals: Same Old Ideas
May 23, 2007	Bargaining Flash #14: School Board Rejects Fully Funded Health Benefits
April 24, 2007	Back in negotiations already?
Feb. 26, 2007	What's to like in the new contract? A permanent pay raise and reductions in class sizes are just two of the points that make the agreement a success, thanks to your determination.
Feb. 7, 2007	Take the UTLA quiz: Should I vote "yes" for strike authorization? Decide how you feel about four crucial questions. If you answer "yes" to one or more questions, you should vote on Feb. 12-14 for the strike authorization.
Jan. 5, 2007	Why isn't LAUSD on the raise list? As of this writing, LAUSD has not upped its 3% raise offer to UTLA members, even in the face of other districts agreeing to salary increases for 2006-2007.
Dec. 15, 2006	District's proposals move in wrong direction You may have received recently a communication from the District describing their proposals. Here's UTLA's perspective on what the District is offering.
Dec. 7, 2006	Teacher salaries sink lower in county rankings LAUSD teacher salaries dropped another two notches and now rank 44th out of 47 California county school districts.
Nov. 3, 2006	UTLA rolls out "Class-Size Caravan" Starting November 14, the caravan will travel from school to school where class-size problems are the most extreme
Oct. 25, 2006	UTLA ratchets up contract fight After five months with no raise offer from District officials, UTLA leaders agree to a stepped-up series of actions to jump-start negotiations with the District.
Oct. 15, 2006	LAUSD's report card: F- for "plays well with others" UTLA has been at the bargaining table for four months and there is still no raise offer from the District.
Sep. 29, 2006	Health benefits victory! On September 22, UTLA and the seven other LAUSD employee unions reached a tentative agreement with the District on health benefits for 2007.
Sep. 15, 2006	News flash: Don't trust what the District says! The District brags that it has proposed to "fully fund current benefit plans." Yes, progress has been made to fully fund benefits, but the District is still pushing unacceptable take-backs.
Aug. 31, 2006	UTLA demands 9% raise UTLA has answered the lack of a raise offer from the District with a demand for a raise that would put UTLA members in the top quartile in pay in L.A. County.
Aug. 7, 2006	LAUSD to UTLA: How does a 0% raise sound? Even while District officials brag about rising test scores, they have not allocated one dime for salary increases for our members.