January 16, 2019
Strike Watch× BARGAINING UPDATE: Jan. 16, 2019 — The district has accepted our offer to bargain tomorrow with Mayor Eric Garcetti mediating in an effort to help us work toward an agreement. State Superintendent Tony Thurmond has also been in touch with both parties and offered support in the process. We will be ready to bargain tomorrow and our team will work long and hard towards an agreement that benefits our students, members and communities.
~ Arlene Inouye, bargaining team chair during press conference
Watch Officer announcement on Facebook Live.
Read all bargaining proposals
~ Arlene Inouye, bargaining team chair during press conference
Watch Officer announcement on Facebook Live.
Read all bargaining proposals
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Facebook Live from Alex Caputo-Pearl & Officers
We have offered to go back to the table
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Our voices echo at the regional rallies across the District
Our voices echoed across the District today with our press conference at Hamilton HS with Diane Ravitch and musician/actor Steven Van Zandt walking with students, parents and teachers at Hamilton High School. Our seven regional rallies brought our members, parents, students and community supporters in droves despite the rain.
Day 3 at a glance:
- 30,000+ UTLA members signed in on picket lines across LA
- 12,000+ parents and community members join, highest total so far
- Public education luminary Diane Ravitch and musician/actor Steven Van Zandt walking with students, parents and teachers at Hamilton High.
- Tens of Thousands of members, parents and students flooded the streets and rallied at each of seven regional actions throughout LA.
- 100 percent of LAUSD schools with teachers on strike.