{"id":52752,"date":"2022-09-26T11:32:32","date_gmt":"2022-09-26T18:32:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=52752"},"modified":"2022-09-26T11:32:32","modified_gmt":"2022-09-26T18:32:32","slug":"utla-endorses-councilwoman-lindsey-horvath-for-la-county-supervisor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=52752","title":{"rendered":"UTLA ENDORSES COUNCILWOMAN LINDSEY HORVATH FOR LA COUNTY SUPERVISOR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Powerhouse Teachers Union Adds to Growing List of<br \/>\nWorking Families Supporting Horvath\u2019s Bid for Supervisor<\/em>\n<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>LOS ANGELES, CA \u2013<\/strong>\u00a0In a major victory for her campaign, Councilwoman and candidate for Los Angeles County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath today announced the endorsement of United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA). \u00a0Representing over 35,000 public school teachers in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), UTLA is the largest teachers union in California.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLindsey Horvath is a champion for public schools and a friend to our teachers,\u201d\u00a0<strong>said UTLA President Cecily Myart-Cruz<\/strong>. \u201cHer record of fighting for working people is unmatched in this race, and we know she will be a partner and ally when she is our next Supervisor. \u00a0Today we are proud to endorse and stand with Lindsey Horvath for LA County Supervisor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Founded in 1970, UTLA advocates for the needs of our classrooms and communities, including pay raises to attract and retain educators, smaller class sizes, mental health support for students, equitable access to technology, and safe school climates through the collective bargaining process.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cQuality public education must be a right, not a privilege. Teachers are the heroes who ensure everyone has access to a brighter future through quality instruction and personal development,\u201d\u00a0<strong>said Councilwoman Lindsey Horvath<\/strong>. \u201cThe pandemic highlighted the needs and challenges our teachers face, even in the best of times, and yet they continue to step up for our students. \u00a0I am honored to have UTLA\u2019s support across the District. As Supervisor, I look forward to working with the teachers of UTLA to make sure LA County provides the support and resources they need to thrive.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Powerhouse Teachers Union Adds to Growing&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-52752","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ca-local"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52752","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=52752"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52752\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":52753,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52752\/revisions\/52753"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=52752"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=52752"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=52752"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}