15 MCFARLAND: CTA grants fuel local
chapter victories
17 ELECTION RECAP: How locals made
big gains in March
20 CAMINO: Small chapter organized
for positive change
27 STATE BUDGET: Fighting for
education funding
28 NO LAYOFFS: Our fight against RIFs
32 ROOSEVELT: Students, union,
educators act to keep two
pink-slipped teachers
34 RECOGNITION: Member-in-Politics,
Chapter-in-Politics awards
Community Schools
on the Rise
CTA chapters show strength
during a week of action
PAG E 2 2
Unbreakable solidarity fuels wins
across the state
PAG E 6
Clockwise from left:
Fresno Teachers Assn. rally,
Paso Robles Public Educators
push for a meaningful contract,
Hart District Teachers Assn.
members speak up; Mountain
View Teachers Assn. (LA County)
supports Community Schools.
Cover:
CTA's delegation at the 2023
NEA Representative Assembly.
Forward! Our Victories
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A d d i t i o n a l S t o r i e s
Summer 2024
C O N T E N T S
Celebrating our union's power and victories in 2023–24
#UnionStrong
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