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Our Advocacy Road Map CTA's structure, agenda, longterm plan and policies are contained in the Organizational Handbook. This handbook is our road map, provid- ing the vision and path to accomplish the important work we do. For nearly 160 years, educators have crafted, molded and shaped bylaws and policies to help build our association into the powerful voice for educators it is today. Our agenda and goals are rooted in policies developed by our State Council of Education and set forth in this handbook. More at cta.org/OrgHandbook In March 2022, members of the Sacramento City Teachers Association went on strike, winning a contract that ensures students get the quality education they deserve. 1890 CTA wins state Supreme Court ruling on "fair dismissal" law. 1911 CTA leads state funding fight to establish community colleges. > At CTAʼs urging, free textbooks are printed and distributed at state expense. 1913 California State Teachersʼ Retirement System is created by legislation after CTA State Council calls for a statewide teacher pension system in1910. 1927 CTA wins legal victory when state Supreme Court rules that a school board cannot fire a female teacher simply because she married. 1940 CTA is one of a few organizations in California to protest internment of Japanese Americans at the beginning of World War II. 1967 CTA establishes schools for children of migrant workers and leads the authorization of bilingual instruction classes for English learners. 1975 CTA-sponsored Rodda Act passes, making K-14 school employees the first public employees in California to win collective bargaining rights. John Zabala, PRESIDENT United Teachers of Richmond By standing together in union solidarity, we uplift our common dignity, humanity and power. When we accomplish this, that's when our students truly thrive and excel. Juli Stowers, CTA/ABC MEMBER Saddleback Valley Educators Association Advocacy for our students and colleagues must extend beyond our classrooms, and our active involvement in CTA gives us the opportunity and collective strength to do so at all levels of leadership. Edgar Diaz, PRESIDENT Temecula Valley Educators Association As a local president, I know CTA support, whether statewide or local, can make the difference in meeting our chapter goals.