Link to article from the Los Angeles Times:
https://www.latimes.com/local/education/la-me-edu-los-angeles-teachers-strike-20181219-story.html
From the article:
"The two sides appear to agree on very little.
Union leaders seem certain that those running L.A. Unified have a secret plan to dismantle traditional public education in Los Angeles. District officials seem just as certain that the union has always been determined to strike, even before negotiations began.
The district declares itself in financial straits too dire to meet many union demands. The union says there is money available.”
And,
“Ultimately, each side cherry-picked parts of the report to emphasize. For L.A. Unified, the big win was the panel’s unanimous endorsement of the district’s salary offer. The school system is offering a 3% raise retroactive to July 1, 2017, and another 3% taking effect from July 1, 2018. The union wants a 6.5% raise retroactive to July 1, 2016.”
