Amy Goodman
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“This Was About the Survival of Public Education”: LA Teachers Claim Victory After Week-Long Strike
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19:55Now PlayingPublic school teachers in Los Angeles are returning to classrooms today after approving an agreement to end a historic 6day strike. The strike was the first in Los Angeles in three decades. It came after more than 20 months of strained negotiations between the unionUnited Teachers Los Angelesand the school district. The strike effectively shut down Los Angeles Unified, the nation’s second largest school district. On Tuesday morning, union leaders and Los Angeles city officials announced that they had reached a deal on a new contract. After a vote, the union announced Tuesday night that the contract had been approved by a supermajority of UTLA members. Included in the agreement are pay increases for teachers, additional support staff in schools, smaller class sizes and the regulation of charter schools. For more, we speak with the union’s bargaining committee chair, Arlene Inouye, as well as labor journalist and author Sarah Jaffe.
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