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UTLA head A.J. Duffy fights to make union part of reform
- 09-07-2010
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By Connie Llanos/Los Angeles Daily News
As head of the nation's second-largest local teachers union, A.J. Duffy has become as well known for his color coordinated wing-tip shoes, suspenders and double-breasted suits as he has for his feisty attitude and volatile remarks. With the build of a stocky bulldog, the Brooklyn native makes no apologies for barking and biting to defend the rights of the 45,000 teachers, substitutes and counselors he represents. In his final year as president of United Teachers Los Angeles, Duffy says he'll remain committed to his members but he's also determined to get back to what he calls his true passion. "School reform is what puts a fire in my belly," Duffy said, sitting at the head of the cherry wood conference table that sits at one end of his 11th floor office on Wilshire Boulevard west of downtown. (more…)
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