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Photos - Videos - Reports from the picket line
On Jan. 14, some 27,000 members and supporters of United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA) picketed school sites on the rainy first morning of the Los Angeles teachers’ strike, then gathered for a huge rally at Grand Park downtown.
Students walked out of many schools to join the rally. Some traveled on a union-supplied bus to show support for their teachers, school nurses, counselors and librarians.
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Liberation News on the UTLA Strike
United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA), representing more than 30,000 teachers, counselors, librarians, nurses and other school staff, waged a militant six-day strike in mid-January.
On Jan. 18, several UTLA chapters joined with Unión del Barrio for a large press conference of students, teachers, parents and community organizations at South Central Los Angeles’ Maya Angelou High School to demonstrate the broad community support for striking teachers. Struggle - La Lucha’s John Parker spoke at the press conference about the importance of the struggle being waged against the privatization of public education.
“This privatization and gutting of essential school staff and programs, this denial of a livable wage for teachers, is not an accident. This is a national phenomenon reflecting the wishes of the owners of capital. And capitalism doesn’t want educated workers. As it decays, it requires cheap labor and quick profits, and quality education gets in the way of that.
“But what they require is not our concern. They can be stopped if we march, walk or roll on the picket lines side by side with teachers who have the potential to create a historic movement, like West Virginia teachers did last year when they sparked a viral movement from the South to the Midwest — a movement that benefited teachers, school workers and especially students, and inspired the imagination of our class.”
By John Parker
In spite of pouring rain almost every day of the strike, rallies of about 30,000 teachers were joined by thousands of community members, other unions and students. And, the strike was very visible to the community since the schools had active picket lines that community members could easily take part in or address with honking horns starting at 7 a.m.
That strength forced the district to agree to clauses in the agreement finally addressing the demand for full-time nurses, librarians and counselors. The agreement is to begin immediately by covering about half of the need this year and then completing coverage next year.
That strength forced the district to agree to clauses in the agreement finally addressing the demand for full-time nurses, librarians and counselors. The agreement is to begin immediately by covering about half of the need this year and then completing coverage next year.
After seeing the tremendous outpouring of solidarity for the teachers, the mayor intervened, attempting to avoid a longer strike, one which could affect his political aspirations.
“There were some real disappointments due to fears causing a lack of militancy on the part of the union leadership. But, overall and in terms of making progress that we will continue to build on, this was a victory,” said Ron Gochez, a longtime United Teachers Los Angeles member and teacher who’s also a part of the organization Unión del Barrio, which has many members in UTLA and played a major role in raising community support for the strike.
On Wednesday, the third day of the United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA) strike, picket lines remained strong — while more cracks showed in the armor of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) bosses headed by Superintendent Austin Beutner. You could almost feel the city’s rich and powerful quaking at this week’s massive show of working-class solidarity.
It's not over! The #UTLAstrike continues today -- keep the pressure on for public schools, students, teachers and other workers.
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Los Angeles: 6th Day Strike March
Tuesday, January 22, 2019 at 10:30 AM – 1 PM PST
10:30 am: RALLY & MARCH Where: City Hall to LAUSD headquarters Start: Grand Park, Spring St. in front of City Hall, downtown LA End: LAUSD headquarters, 333 S. Beaudry
On Tuesday after the morning picket lines come, to downtown and march with educators . Musical Performance: Quetzal Invited Guest: Alyssa Milano UTLA MARIACHI BAND DJ Phatrick
