Teachers reach agreement over payroll
United Teachers Los Angeles announced Wednesday that it has resolved a lawsuit over Los Angeles Unified's payroll system and said the school district has agreed to pay interest to 6,700 teachers who were underpaid for six months. Naush Boghossian in the Daily News.
UTLA also said in a statement that it will call off its faculty-meeting boycotts and the district has agreed there will be no reprisals against members who boycotted faculty meetings.
"UTLA is pleased to achieve justice for our members on this issue," UTLA President A.J. Duffy said. "We look forward to putting an end to disruptions caused by the payroll debacle. We are committed to moving forward with the district to improve the payroll system and fix any backlog of problems."