When WE Fight, WE Win: Making Philly #UTLAStrong
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Help raise $5,000 to bring UTLA strike leaders to Philly so we can make Philly #UTLAStrong!
For nearly two years, 35,000 educators in more than 900 schools in Los Angeles organized to fight for a fair contract. In January 2019 they went on strike for the schools Los Angeles students and families deserve - and won .
How do we make Philly #UTLAStrong?
Join Georgia Flowers-Lee and Gillian Russom from UTLA, Maurice Weeks from Bargaining for the Common Good , and PFT members, parents, and allies, on April 6, 2019 for a day of workshops to learn how the UTLA rank and file are transforming their union, building power, demanding a fair contract, fighting for racial and economic justice in LA - and winning!
UTLA leaders have served as mentors for the Caucus for years, including hosting 10 of us in Los Angeles in August 2017 at a conference designed to support Working Educators and like-minded caucuses. (UTLA is currently led by the Union Power caucus, a sister caucus of WE.)
SAVE THE DATE: WE Annual Convention on Saturday, April 6th
Flowers-Lee and Russom are both members of the UTLA executive board, classroom teachers, and regional organizers of the recent strike. Get to know Flowers-Lee on the picket line and listen to Russom in this interview on day 2 of the strike.
*Funds will be used to pay for Georgia & Gillian's transportation and hospitality while in Philly, as well as cover convention expenses (hall rental, food, childcare, printing/advertising, supplies, etc.). The Caucus is hosting more organizers this summer so we can continue to learn and grow as an organization. Additional funds beyond our goal will go to support that work.
For nearly two years, 35,000 educators in more than 900 schools in Los Angeles organized to fight for a fair contract. In January 2019 they went on strike for the schools Los Angeles students and families deserve - and won .
How do we make Philly #UTLAStrong?
Join Georgia Flowers-Lee and Gillian Russom from UTLA, Maurice Weeks from Bargaining for the Common Good , and PFT members, parents, and allies, on April 6, 2019 for a day of workshops to learn how the UTLA rank and file are transforming their union, building power, demanding a fair contract, fighting for racial and economic justice in LA - and winning!
UTLA leaders have served as mentors for the Caucus for years, including hosting 10 of us in Los Angeles in August 2017 at a conference designed to support Working Educators and like-minded caucuses. (UTLA is currently led by the Union Power caucus, a sister caucus of WE.)
SAVE THE DATE: WE Annual Convention on Saturday, April 6th
Flowers-Lee and Russom are both members of the UTLA executive board, classroom teachers, and regional organizers of the recent strike. Get to know Flowers-Lee on the picket line and listen to Russom in this interview on day 2 of the strike.
*Funds will be used to pay for Georgia & Gillian's transportation and hospitality while in Philly, as well as cover convention expenses (hall rental, food, childcare, printing/advertising, supplies, etc.). The Caucus is hosting more organizers this summer so we can continue to learn and grow as an organization. Additional funds beyond our goal will go to support that work.
Fundraising team: Caucus of Working Educators (2)
Kelley Collings
Organizer
Philadelphia, PA
Kathleen Melville
Team member
