Press Releases

UTLA working with teachers from existing and new LAUSD schools to submit letters of intent for school change

November 6, 2009 – United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA) is currently working with LAUSD “Focus Schools” and new schools to create Letters of Intent, due November 16, to submit customized plans for the School Change process that reflect the unique needs of the students, parents and community at their schools. 
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Charles White ES protesting 5th principal in 5 years

June 24, 2009 - On Thursday morning, June 25, 2009, at7:00 am, teachers from Charles White Elementary School will be collecting signatures before school to protest the transfer of their principal, Dr. Carol Green. (Read more) »

UTLA/LAUSD Contract Vote Passes Overwhelmingly

June 18, 2009 – United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA) announced today that its members voted 81.44% to 18.56% in favor of a contract tentative agreement with LAUSD. With 16,053 members voting, 13,074 voted in favor of the agreement and 2,979 members voted against the agreement. (Read more) »

UTLA President, A.J. Duffy, and Dolores Huerta, co-founder of United Farm Workers, to visit hunger strikers

June 11, 2009 - On Friday, June 12, at 11:15 a.m., UTLA President A.J. Duffy and prominent labor union leader and social activist Dolores Huerta plan to meet with local hunger strikers  (Read more) »

UTLA Helps Parents Prepare for Summer

Teachers step up to help students after LAUSD cuts summer school

June 4, 2009 – At a press conference tomorrow, Friday, June 5, 2009, UTLA will announce its plan to offer parent workshops designed to assist parents with the challenges that the recent LAUSD cancellation of summer school has created.  (Read more) »

Community Voices Anger over Inaction on Class Size

Community marches in defense of our children's future!

June 4, 2009 - Parents, teachers, students and community members will march and rally at the next LAUSD Board meeting on Tuesday, June 9, 2009 to voice their anger over the lack of resolution over budget issues that are ripping schools apart.  (Read more) »

Parents, Students and Teachers Gather at Downtown Middle School for Second Night of Camp-Outs

Concerned that students at Liechty Middle School will lose more than half of its teachers, the community plans to set up camp.

June 2, 2009 - LAUSD families, teachers and community members will gather at 6:00pm for the second in a series of nightly community potlucks and camp-outs  (Read more) »

Parents, Students and Teachers Gather at Downtown Middle School For Nightly Dinners and Camp-Outs

Concerned that students at Liechty Middle School will lose more than half of its teachers, the community plans to set up camp.

June 1, 2009 - LAUSD families, teachers and community members will gather at 6:00pm for the first in a series of nightly community potlucks and camp-outs outside of schools highly impacted by teacher layoffs.  (Read more) »

UTLA statement on coaches’ protest

May 14, 2009 - Today, LAUSD instructional coaches protested in front of United Teachers Los Angeles headquarters their reassignment to classroom jobs as teachers. The reassignments are part of LAUSD's layoff strategy, where instructional coaches whose jobs are terminated are transferred to a teaching position resulting in the displacement of probationary teachers who had previously received RIF notices. (Read more) »