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Veteran substitute teachers protest loss of work
- 09-23-2009
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By Howard Blume/Los Angeles Times
About 100 angry substitute teachers denounced Los Angeles teachers union president A.J. Duffy tonight at a demonstration outside the Wilshire district headquarters of United Teachers Los Angeles. The protesters were angry that Duffy had signed an agreement that could result in reduced work hours for veteran substitute teachers and put their health benefits at risk. Duffy signed the one-year agreement -- a side letter to the union contract -- in July. Details of the agreement did not emerge until more than a month later, after an inquiry from The Times. Under the agreement, 1,800 full-time teachers who were laid off this summer are given preference for open substitute jobs. In L.A. Unified there are roughly 2,200 openings for substitute teachers every day. (more...)
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