Amy Goodman
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“Public Education Is Not Your Plaything”: L.A. Teachers Strike Against Privatization & Underfunding
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19:26Now PlayingLos Angeles public school teachers are on strike for the first time in three decades. On Monday morning, tens of thousands of teachers braved pouring rain on the picket line for the strike’s first day. Some 20,000 people marched through downtown Los Angeles, demanding smaller class sizes, higher pay, the regulation of charter schools and more nurses, counselors and librarians. Over 31,000 members of United Teachers Los Angeles are striking. We speak with Cecily MyartCruz, strike leader and National Education Association vice president at United Teachers Los Angeles, and Eric Blanc, a reporter covering the strike for The Guardian and Jacobin. He is author of the forthcoming book “Red State RevoltThe Teachers’ Strike Wave and WorkingClass Politics.”
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