Teachers’ union representing California’s largest school district says permanent spending cap is “no real solution” to state’s budget woes
LOS ANGELES, CA – United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA) today announced that the organization representing 48,000 public school teachers and health and human services professionals in the Los Angeles area opposes Prop 1A on the May 19 ballot. UTLA's House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly to oppose the flawed and risky constitutional amendment.
“In voicing their opposition to Prop. 1A, UTLA leaders voiced their concern over a spending cap that would permanently affect state social programs while providing no real solution to the State's torturous budgetary process,” said Josh Pechthalt, American Federation of Teachers Vice President of UTLA. “We need to build lasting alliances between education and other social service communities rather than allow us to be pitted against each other, as Prop 1A would do, in the struggle for limited state resources.”
UTLA joins the United Educators of San Francisco (UESF) in opposition to 1A. UESF, which announced its Prop. 1A opposition last week, represents more than 6000 San Francisco Unified School District employees including teachers, counselors, security aides and psychologists.
