Cecily Myart-Cruz: Spirited defender of teachers latimes.com/la-influential…

.United Teachers Los Angeles president Cecily Myart-Cruz 👑🔥🏁 has dedicated her career to being a tireless advocate for the real solutions educators, students and families in Los Angeles need to thrive. Read about her work in this great Los Angeles Times profile. latimes.com/la-influential…

“We must be focused on restoring, healing — restoring and bringing joy into our classrooms. We have the power to lead the nation and do it now." United Teachers Los Angeles President Cecily Myart-Cruz on our potential and capacity to create the schools our students deserve. latimes.com/la-influential…

‘We must be focused on restoring, healing — restoring and bringing joy into our classrooms.’ — United Teachers Los Angeles President Cecily Myart-Cruz

May her legacy and lessons for the labor movement live on for generations to come.

Join the UCLA Labor Center's Asian American Racial Justice Program (AARJ) and Empowering API, APALA LA and Undocumented Student Network for Opportunity4All: Mobilizing UndocuAPI Change-makers to engage in conversation to organize for O4A!

We were so excited to celebrate SFV PRIDE this year! We shared resources, stickers, free books, fliers, posters, temporary tattoos, and pins. We welcome every opportunity to share more about our work and to celebrate representation of the LGBTQ+ community in the district

On the first day of school, we wore red in solidarity with @seiulocal99! They kicked off the school year with a walk-in action at dozens of schools across the district to demand more staffing, full-time hours, living wages, and respect.

.@SAGAFTRA member Lisa Ann Walter (Melissa Schemmenti on Abbott Elementary!) agrees: it’s #BetterInAUnion

Join this year's Labor Day parade hosted by the Los Angeles/Long Beach Harbor Labor Coalition.

Ever wondered what a mass movement of healthcare workers, researchers, scientists, and technical professionals fighting for the soul of the public institution they serve looks like? Check out the crowd who turned out for strike commitments at @ucsdhealth 😎 #union #1u

UTLA member, Noriko Nakada, a middle school teacher in Los Angeles, showcases the many ways 'Teachers are Heroes,' in the California Teachers Association's latest campaign. To learn more about the 'Teachers are Heroes campaign visit, cta.org.

Educators at James Monroe HS (a Community School) organized a “sticker-up” action with a supermajority of members after their principle overrode their Local School Leadership Council’s decision-making authority by enforcing a district-mandated PD.

On August 23rd, 93% of El Camino Real Charter High School educators voted to approve a strike authorization! ECR-UTLA members are fighting to win a fair and just contract. Follow El Camino Real-UTLA educator’s Instagram account @ecrutla for the latest updates.

New research has found labor stoppages raised wages WITHOUT harming student learning. The data compiled was from 772 teacher strikes across 610 school districts in 27 states between 2007-2023, capturing the effects of US teacher strikes. Read more at vox.com

Today is Labor Day, and the working class has a lot to be excited about. Unions are more popular than they’ve been in decades, and they’re winning victories too. Let’s take a look at some of the most important developments over the last year.🧵

Today, we're celebrating workers and the labor movement at the annual LA/Harbor Coalition Labor Day Parade. Happy Labor Day to all!

Together we’re stronger! 💪🏽UTLA members joined UAW Local 509 in solidarity at the picket line. UAW local 509 members have been on strike at Monogram Aerospace Fasteners since 8/04.