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Union raises staffing and scheduling concerns as collective bargaining agreement nears completion
Summary
UTLA and district consultants reported on recent class eliminations, extra-duty hour reductions and a near-complete collective bargaining agreement; union requested better advance planning for auxiliary positions and raised questions about paraprofessional promotions.
Eric O'Brien, speaking for the United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA), told the Birmingham Community Charter High District board that auxiliary classes had been eliminated in the past two weeks and cautioned that such positions “are not guaranteed.”
The union report, delivered during the district’s public reports, said the district’s extra-duty hours had declined about 14 percent compared with last fall; UTLA cited a drop in fall extra-duty spending from $207,000 in 2023–24 to $201,000 in 2024–25 and asked the administration to plan…
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