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Archives: AALA Newsletter

THE POWER OF A UNION’S VOICE

Week of September 25, 2023

Breaking news! AALA President Nery Paiz received a telephone call from a top district official yesterday.  The official shared healthcare benefits for retirees will continue status quo. 

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BEYOND BURNOUT

Week of September 18, 2023

Almost daily, AALA members seek respite from the untenable crush of district mandates. It is high time the District’s senior staff and Board members heed the voices from the field! As this administrator pointedly highlights, Where is the social emotional learning for site administrators? 

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WHY IS EXTRA DUTY PAY SUCH AN UPHILL BATTLE?

Week of September 11, 2023

BUL-101500.1 Extra Duty Pay for Certificated Administrators Policy opens with what any reasonable reader would assume is clear language: “The policy of the District is to provide extra duty pay for school site and non- school site

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DISTRICT COMES EMPTY-HANDED TO FIRST HEALTHCARE NEGOTIATION

Week of September 4, 2023

President Nery Paiz hosted the Health Benefits Committee (HBC) where our seven union partners (California School Employees Association and its LA Chapter 500, Los Angeles/Orange Counties Building and Construction Trades Council,

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A TALE OF TWO DISPARITIES

Week of August 28, 2023

Are AALA members receiving disparate treatment? The following member communications suggest that there is STILL a chasm between written policy and practice in the field.

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WHEN WILL THIS “CLIMATE” END?

Week of August 21, 2023

Every school year begins with bright faces ready to learn, shiny floors, and an earnest belief that academic goals will be met and scores will rise in a safe school environment. Administrators have academic plans galore but cannot go it alone.

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YOU ARE MANDATED TO REPORT SUSPECTED CHILD ABUSE

Week of August 14, 2023

Some members are reporting supervisors are discouraging the filing of a SCAR and iSTAR even when they are clearly warranted. In this situation, invite your supervisor to join you in a consultation call to an Operations Coordinator or Regional

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CERTIFICATED TA RATIFIED!

Week of August 7, 2023

Members voted in historic numbers to accept the negotiated agreement knowing that key issues remain on the table. Twice as many members exercised their right to vote as compared to January 2022 (983 to 1990). Over 85% of

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RECLAIM OUR TIME!

Week of July 31, 2023

In the viral “catch phrase” of the Honorable Maxine Waters, U.S. Representative (RECLAIM MY TIME!), let us collectively exercise our professional courage muscle and “Reclaim our time to decompress and enjoy our families and friends DAILY!”

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BREAKING NEWS! ADMINISTRATORS UNION REACHES AGREEMENT WITH UNION

Week of July 24, 2023

As you may know, we reached a tentative agreement (T.A.) with the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) on Thursday, July 13, 2023.  The next important step in the process is the ratification vote.  Please mark your calendars and expect a ratification ballot the week of Thursday, July 27, 2023. 

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PRESIDENT ON THE MOVE

Week of June 26, 2023

President Paiz began the week moving the association’s agenda at the Board of Education this past Tuesday. Here is his truth to power commentary to the superintendent, board members and senior staff:

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FREEDOM DAY!

Week of June 19, 2023

Adding June 19, or Juneteenth as a federal holiday two years ago shed light on a little-known milestone in African American history. Juneteenth is recognized as the longest running African American holiday in this nation. Two years, five months, and 19 days after the Emancipation

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I BELIEVE IN LAUSD NEEDS TO BE MORE THAN JUST A HASHTAG

Week of June 12, 2023

For AALA members of a certain age (Baby Boomers), we think pound sign not hashtag when you see the symbol #. The digital age which has turned just about everything into one or two letter shorthand writing has also given us the hashtag to

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PERSUASION AT THE BARGAINING TABLE

Week of June 5, 2023

Persuasion is one of the most important bargaining skills.  At the end of the day, the association’s desired outcome in negotiating a successor agreement is to meet the needs of members collectively along with the individual

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SUMMONED TO A FORMAL CONFERENCE? CALL AALA!

Week of May 29, 2023

The end of the school year brings formal conferences with “loss of confidence” language callously added on to push effective administrators out. If you are called to an investigatory or formal conference, it is imperative that you know and exercise your Weingarten rights!

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AALA MAKES COLLEGE DREAMS COME TRUE!

Week of May 22, 2023

On May 18, 2023 AALA hosts forty three LAUSD scholars and their parents/ guardians at Luminarias for an evening of celebration and recognition. Honorees represent every district Region and attend small schools, pilot schools,

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AALA CERTIFICATED NEGOTIATIONS IN FULL SWING!

Week of May 15, 2023

The AALA Bargaining Team Had First Session with Labor Relations on Monday, May 8, 2023. President Nery X. Paiz set the stage and tone of the negotiations with his opening statement at the negotiations table:

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GETTING TO YES! AGAIN!

Week of May 8, 2023

The AALA certificated bargaining team is readying for the negotiations table with the express goal of concluding negotiations as expeditiously as possible. Moreover, the proposals to be presented reflect the feedback from the hundreds of

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ONE DOWN, ONE TO GO

Week of May 1, 2023

It is imperative that AALA clarify that it was not our decision to remove the “me too” clause from the negotiations table. Labor Relations is removing the language from all compensation negotiations, not any of the bargaining partners. 

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