![]() ”W e know that there’s going to be a compromise at the end of the day, but big ticket items” like class size, staffing and limiting standardized testing “are pretty foundational, along with charter accountability ,” Caputo-Pearl said.īeutner told KPCC on Wednesday that the district “has continued to revise its offer” to the union. UTLA said in a statement Wednesday that it was willing to return to the bargaining table on Monday “if the district has a legitimate and clear offer for us to consider.” But i n order to make any progress, Caputo-Pearl told KPCC on Thursday that the district has to “ start with proposals that indicate a basic willingness to stand up for district students, the district itself and district educators.” The Los Angeles Times reported that UTLA’s rejection of a City Hall setting for the negotiation appeared to be dampening any expectation of a last-minute settlement. Garcetti will be in Sacramento to attend the inauguration ceremony for California Governor-elect Gavin Newsom. Unified Superintendent Austin Beutner are both expected to attend, LAist reported. UTLA President Alex Caputo-Pearl and L.A. Garcetti offered meeting space at City Hall, which the district accepted, but UTLA rejected it. The two sides agreed to meet Monday morning at 10 a.m. UTLA has agreed to meet with district negotiators this Monday. If you’re just tuning back in to the news post-holidays, here are some of the main strike-related developments that played out in the past few weeks:ġ. ![]() police have been working with the district on extra security in case there aren’t enough teachers at schools. Garcetti said the city is preparing contingency plans to assist families, and L.A. ![]() Mayor Eric Garcetti on Thursday called a strike “ all but inevitable ,” CBS Los Angeles reported. There are more than 30,000 UTLA members who could participate. If there’s no agreement, United Teachers Los Angeles intends to strike Thursday. Unified students return from holiday break on Monday, the district and its teachers union plan to sit down for a last-ditch attempt to avert a strike. (Photo: Ronen Tivony/ NurPhoto via Getty Images)Īs nearly half a million L.A. Teachers with United Teachers Los Angeles joined the support staff strike in solidarity.UTLA teachers and community members at the March for Public Education in downtown Los Angeles on Dec. ![]() LAUSD employees with SEIU Local 99 began walking picket lines Tuesday morning after negotiations with the district failed. LAUSD strike: Resources for families and students.We all want to be doing our job, providing service for these kids." "It's for everybody, it's not only for bus drivers or anything, it's for all of us. "I'm glad that she got involved, bringing both sides together, and we can work something out, that something could be worked out for all of us," George Enriquez, a district bus driver, said Thursday morning. Los Angeles Unified School District administrators and Service Employees International Union Local 99 representatives resumed negotiations Wednesday with the support of L.A. Classes are expected to resume Friday morning. Striking school district employees and teachers continued striking for the third day of their declared three-day strike Thursday as talks between SEIU Local 99 and LAUSD resumed with assistance from the mayor's office. ![]()
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