It's official. The union has made it clear that they are not agreeing to going back to in-person in April! This is in spite of the fact that:

1. LA County is now out of the Purple tier

2. All teachers/staff are being vaccinated

3. ALL school campuses have been prepared for a safe return, and have been for weeks. This is according to Austin Beutner

Where is the LAUSD board on this??!!! Please sign our other petition to put pressure on Superintendent Austin Beutner (link below).

Excerpt from UTLA members ‘overwhelmingly’ vote to refuse to return to in-person work until all conditions met – Daily News

Los Angeles Unified teachers and other school employees represented by the local teachers union drew a line in the sand this week by voting overwhelmingly to refuse to return for in-person work if officials make it mandatory before all three conditions the union has asked for to ensure schools reopen safely are met, the union announced Friday, March 5.

Out of about 35,000 teachers, counselors, librarians, school nurses and other certificated staff represented by United Teachers Los Angeles, 24,580 cast ballots. Of those who voted, 91% supported a refusal to return to campuses, UTLA President Cecily Myart-Cruz announced during a Facebook Live broadcast.

UTLA is insisting that three things happen before students and staff return to classrooms: that the county advances out of the purple, most restrictive tier of the state’s reopening blueprint; that all school employees be fully vaccinated or offered access to full vaccination; and that schools have satisfactory safety conditions in place, such as personal protective equipment, physical-distancing protocols, proper ventilation and a daily sanitizing and disinfecting routine.

“This vote signals that members are prepared to refuse to accept an unsafe work assignment, but will instead remain committed to distance learning until the three safety criteria are met. … Our goal is to create as much stability and consistency for our students. No one wants to open only to have to close again, which is a realistic possibility if safety measures are not put into place first,” Myart-Cruz said.