Issue link: http://educator.cta.org/i/1535219
GROSSMONT: Organizing to Rescind Certificated Layoffs The fight continues for Grossmont Education Association (GEA) members organizing to force the school board to rescind 49 certificated layoffs. More than 450 GEA members and supporters rallied before an April school board meeting where a motion to rescind the layoffs failed without a second. That was the third rally to save educator jobs with a fourth planned for early May. Stay current on GEA's fight and leave them a message of support on Facebook at @GrossmontEA. MONTEBELLO: Educators Mobilize and Fight Off Reductions Montebello Teachers Association (MTA) members started organizing in December 2024 when they learned of the school district's plan to lay off 130 certificated educators. Building signs during winter break and rallying support with parents and school communities, MTA members protested the proposal at school board meetings in winter. With a large turnout expected at a February school board meeting, the meeting was suddenly cancelled for lack of a quorum about an hour before it was scheduled to start, followed by the superintendent issuing a letter saying there would be no layoffs of permanent employees for 2025–26. Bargaining Roundup Compiled by Julian Peeples TORRANCE: Teachers Form Alliance With Other Unions to Change District Culture Members of Torrance Teachers Association (TTA) are building power with fellow union educators to change Torrance Unified Schools District, forming a labor alliance with three other local unions in the district. Their first joint organizing plan is centered around the demand to force the district to abandon a culture of fear and focus on building relational trust and fostering professional collaboration between labor and management. The alliance started meeting in February and has already delivered a strong message in a unified voice about building relational trust districtwide — with leaders from all four locals speaking together at a school board meeting that month. In March, the alliance held a blackout silent demonstration, where participants dressed in black and held signs with their messages of change to the school board. TTA and the other unions have approved votes of no confidence in district leadership, particularly in the district's Human Resources Department. 40 cta.org Advocacy