LAUSD school board members will now vote in a plan to start the new semester on Aug. 17, 2021 and have a three-week winter break which is the district's norm.
UC-AFT holds virtual May Day rally to promote strike readiness pledge
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University Council-American Federation of Teachers demonstrators come together to demand a fair contract for UC lecturers and demonstrate their willingness to strike.
Almost 200 people came together Saturday at a Zoom rally hosted by the University Council-American Federation of Teachers, or UC-AFT, to demand a fair contract for UC lecturers and demonstrate their willingness to strike.
Taking place on International Workers’ Day, also known as May Day, the hourlong event featured speakers from several branches of UC-AFT and included messages of solidarity from other unions. Attendees were encouraged to sign and share a strike readiness pledge, which gained 40 signatures during the event.
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Today doesn’t just apply to the fall, after all. Many public schools remain closed now on the basis that children aren’t getting vaccinated yet, but as Biden points out, the risk from children has always been minimal.
So why not fully reopen now?
“Kids in K-12 schools obviously are not going to be able to get the vaccine by the fall. Should all schools in this country be open this fall for 5 day-a-week in-person learning regardless?”
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