[dropcap size=big]L[/dropcap]os Angeles Unified Teachers this week inched closer to their first city-wide strike in decades. L.A. Unified and UTLA concluded Day One of contractually mandated mediation Thursday after rejecting a last-minute district proposal as insulting and untrustworthy.
“We’ve learned from them in the past that they cannot be trusted,” UTLA West Area rep Larry Shoham told L.A. Taco, referring to the district.
The union has already overwhelmingly approved a strike but must legally go through mediation before that can occur. Union leaders and members had previously told L.A. Taco they expect a strike as early as the first week of October. They stepped back from that Thursday saying at a press conference that the union would respect the mediation process. The next mediation session is set for Oct. 3.
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