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LOS ANGELES: Citizens of the World Charter Schools Unionize Teachers at Citizens of the World charter schools (CWC), one of the largest charter networks in the country, have unionized under United Teachers Los Angeles. UTLA and CTA welcomed 170 members to the family in June when educators at seven Los Angeles charter schools voted to unionize — the first successful effort at an independent charter school chain in five years. "Citizens of the World Educators United seeks to grow our organiza- tion in a positive way," said CWC Silver Lake Elementary School teacher and UTLA member Nicole Barraza. "We desire nothing more than to work in partnership with our regional support office and family commu- nities to make our schools stronger. We believe there is another way to operate — a way that includes knowledgeable teachers' voices, for the betterment of our community and organization." Educators say the unionization effort will bring CWC into a better alignment with its stated commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging. "Our charter school has an amazing mission and core values. As educators, we want to preserve what we love about our schools and bring about positive changes that put students first," said Julia Hiser, a math interventionist at Citizens of the World Charter Hollywood. "When our expertise and our voices are central to decision-making, our students benefit." 42 cta.org Advocacy This offer is unique to this solicitation. Our credit card offers may vary and this offer may not be available elsewhere, such as, if you visit ctamemberbenets.org. You can take advantage of this offer when you apply now. For more information about the rates, fees, other costs and benets associated with the use of the credit card, call the toll-free number above or visit go.bofa.com/cta and refer to the disclosures accompanying the application. Residents of the US and its territories only. See full disclosure for details. Federal law prohibits students from receiving a premium. Restrictions apply, see amazon.com/gc-legal. This credit card program is issued and administered by Bank of America, N.A. Visa and Visa Signature are registered trademarks of Visa International Service Association and are used by the issuer pursuant to license from Visa U.S.A., Inc. Bank of America and the Bank of America logo are registered trademarks of Bank of America Corporation. The Contactless Symbol and Contactless Indicator are trademarks owned by and used with permission of EMVCo, LLC. THE CTA ® CUSTOMIZED CASH REWARDS VISA SIGNATURE ® CREDIT CARD MAXIMIZE YOUR REWARDS $ 200 Amazon.com Gift Card Bonus after you make at least $500 in purchases within the first 90 days of account opening (students not eligible) MEMBER-EXCLUSIVE TO APPLY TODAY: visit go.bofa.com/cta or call 888.758.7946 and Mention Priority Code UW02L9 Gas & EV Charging Stations • Online Shopping, including Cable, Internet, Phone Plans & Streaming • Dining • Travel • Drug Stores & Pharmacies • Home Improvement & Furnishings CUSTOMIZED CASH BACK IN 1 OF 6 CATEGORIES Gas & EV Charging Stations • Online Shopping, including Cable, Internet, Phone Plans & ©2024 Bank of America Corporation CC050924 6776926 MB0924-AD-CAEDU