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LAS CHAPTER CHAIR KYOKO BRISTOE REPRESENTS IN BARGAINING CAMPAIGN PUBLICITY OCTOBER 2024

“This is my first time on the bargaining team, and it’s been amazing to join 140 members from across the district in creating a platform that centers the needs of students, educators, and our community. I appreciated the deep dives into the priorities and concerns of hundreds of chapters, and the thoughtful and passionate discussions that culminated in a unanimous endorsement by the team. I can’t wait to bring this to my chapter and vote YES on this powerful and inclusive platform.”

SUPPORTING THE WRITERS GUILD PICKET LINE JUNE 2023

2023 STRIKE

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GRAND PARK RALLY 3.15.23.

10.27.21.

Chapter Chair Kyoto Bristow and UTLA President Cecily Myart Cruz Protest against the Closing Of Trinity Elementary

01.14.2021

Sara McDonald SLP and UTLA Chapter Chair receives recognition as a Top Campaigner!

Election 2020: Give it up for our top campaigners

Our political work is powered by our members — talking to voters about the issues and candidates educators support. In this last campaign, a group of UTLA members really stepped up, logging the highest number of volunteer shifts to push the needle in the elections. The PACE Executive Board is sending these folks eGiftCards this week in recognition of their commitment.

Valley East: Mary Fitzgerald, Sandra Soto

East: Benny Madera (Substitute Educator), Sharon Nicholls, Ofelia Sofi Ryan

North: Derek Werthwein, Alicia Brossy De Dios, Beth Trinchero

South: Lydia Torres, Stella Dickson

Valley West: Kenneth Euken, Patricia Grimes, Lisa Bennett

West: Akimi Sujishi-Watson, Cris P Sarni, Jacqueline M Lettieri

Harbor: Michael Gearin, Xavier Estacio, Michael Danielczyk

Central: Jessica Fierro, Judith Kurose (Substitute Educator)

Nurses, Itinerants, and EECs: Susan Domingo (Nurse), Cynthia Kircher (EEC), Sara McDonald (Speech & Language Therapist).

5,000 People March to Demand Trump Concedes and Accepts the Will of the People 11.0.2020.

Together with the celebratory mood, UTLA members at today's rally also voiced a sense of purpose and commitment. Mabel Wong, a teacher at Marshall HS, said "I am here in solidarity and to remind ourselves we have a lot to do, climate, unions, and the threat to our schools." And Melissa Naponelli, from Maya Angelou Community HS, said she wants to make sure Trump leaves office, and added "After he goes, UTLA needs to keep doing actions like this to hold everybody accountable."