""The current salary schedule is so low that thousands of LAUSD educators qualify as low-income for affordable housing," the union said in a recent statement. Thousands of teachers more "are barely getting by just above the median income, living paycheck to paycheck after decades working for the district," the union statement said."
""I love my job. I love my students. We all do," Bristow said. But there are students who are not receiving speech therapy, who need it, and a lot of students who are receiving just some of the services that they need to access their education. And that's not right, especially when the district has billions in reserves."
"The union is focused on an immediate 16% raise for new teachers, an across-the-board 3% raise in the contract's second year and significant automatic pay hikes tied to years of experience and continued education."
United Teachers Los Angeles members voted 94% to authorize their leadership to call a strike as negotiations with L.A. Unified stall. The union seeks an immediate 16% raise for new teachers, a 3% across-the-board raise in the contract's second year, and automatic pay increases tied to experience and education. The district offered 2.5% in year one of a three-year contract, 2% in year two, and a 1% one-time bonus. The union cited low salaries, staffing shortfalls, and recruitment and retention challenges while the district warned of likely staff layoffs and future budget deficits.
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