UTLA plans camp-out to protest payroll glitches for thousands of employees since February

[Omaha Steve]

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BY NAUSH BOGHOSSIAN, Staff Writer
Article Last Updated: 10/04/2007 09:44:39 PM PDT

United Teachers Los Angeles officers will camp out in an RV at Los Angeles Unified headquarters starting today to protest payroll glitches that have led to over- and underpayments for thousands of employees since February.

The camp-out is the latest effort by the union to step up pressure against the district to resolve the problems. Superintendent David Brewer III has said the district can fix all the problems by next July.

"July 2008 is way too late," UTLA President A.J. Duffy said. "We're going to continue to support our teachers and highlight the problems for the community.

"They have sent out so many contradictory messages that we're not sure what's accurate and what's not and what's true and what's not."

Brewer announced Thursday morning that he expects 5,000 certificated employees, including teachers, to be affected by problems with today's paychecks, roughly the same number as the last pay cycle.

Of those, about 300 will be underpaid, and the district has already contacted those to give them emergency checks.

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[goclark]

1. It is outrageous and everyone in Los Angeles

is so upset about it.

[Bitwit1234]

2. Weren't the teachers the ones who were mostly vocal

about Arnold. This might be a glitch, but I don't trust republicans about anything.

[goclark]

3. The Union could not stand Arnold

as far as I remember.

I don't trust any of them.

Unless I'm wrong, the last Mayor(while I was living out of town) was Reardon(sp.)---as far as I know a Republican.

Help me with the facts others from Los Angeles....