Los Angeles Times: L.A. Unified Teachers to Weigh In on Deal
Union members gather enough signatures for their own vote on the plan to give Mayor Villaraigosa some control of the district.
By Joe Mathews, Times Staff Writer
August 1, 2006
Los Angeles Unified teachers have submitted enough signatures to trigger an internal referendum on their union’s support for legislation that would give some control over the schools to Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. But such a vote probably would not occur until after state lawmakers have considered the legislation.
Paul Huebner, one of a group of teachers calling themselves the Coalition for Union Democracy, said about 600 signatures were submitted Friday afternoon to the 47,000-member United Teachers Los Angeles.
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