Sorry for the typo in the headline. I have been writing and editing all day and my eyes are weary.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Anna Bakalis, 213-305-9654
Kim Turner, 213-305-9316
UTLA announces January 14 strike date
While we believe we would eventually win in court against all of Austin Beutner’s anti-union, high-priced attempts to stop our legal right to strike, in order for clarity and to allow members, parents, and our communities to plan, UTLA is moving the strike date to Monday, January 14.
“Unlike Beutner and his administration, we do not want to bring confusion and chaos into an already fluid situation,” said UTLA President Alex Caputo-Pearl. “Although we believe we would ultimately prevail in court, for our members, our students, parents, and the community, absent an agreement we will plan to strike on Monday.”
As the UTLA bargaining team is back at the table to try to reach an agreement today, our lawyers are fighting Beutner’s desperate legal maneuvers in court. We need to be the ones to offer clarity, since the district has sent out confusing, contradicting messages to members and parents in the last few months.
We know there are tough decisions ahead for the more than 600,000 students and their families impacted by a strike. While every family will make their own decision on whether to send their child to school in the event of a strike, having many parents and allies on picket lines will be powerful and transformative.
UTLA will hold a Facebook live press briefing with Alex Caputo-Pearl, after negotiations, around 5 p.m.
I think you mean Jan. 14, not June 14.
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I posted a correction almost immediately
A delay of a couple days is not going to deter us!
Should this say January??
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You need to correct your headline from June to January.
On Wed, Jan 9, 2019 at 4:11 PM Diane Ravitch’s blog wrote:
> dianeravitch posted: “FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Anna Bakalis, > 213-305-9654 Kim Turner, 213-305-9316 UTLA announces January 14 strike date > While we believe we would eventually win in court against all of Austin > Beutner’s anti-union, high-priced attempts to stop” >
I did!
Somehow didn’t get corrected still. 5pm PST. But if you read the article, the details are clear.
Sorry to interrupt. Ellen, I got your email and I just tried emailing you back again. Let me know if you got it this time.
I also sent you my phone number because — I can’t believe it — I don’t think we ever got around to exchanging phone numbers — too busy discussing our passion for public schools and the despicable Eli Broad cabal.
Oy… against the Broad cabal… that should have read.
Hope I haven’t disrupted the post with all these aside comments, Diane. Sorry again.
Solidarity! Godspeed, Los Angeles teachers.
may any and all teacher actions in 2019 inspire many more