L.A. teachers approve contract as layoffs loom

by E Wayne Ross on July 2, 2009

Los Angeles Times: L.A. teachers approve contract as layoffs loom

Teachers have accepted a new contract that includes no pay raise for last year, this year or next year, but will allow them to take formal contract grievances public.

The leaders of United Teachers Los Angeles had insisted to members that they could do no better on salary issues during tough economic times, and the membership responded, even though the union’s governing House of Representatives strongly opposed the deal.