I know and respect lots of L.A. Unified teachers, and I count many of them among my closest friends. But I don’t see how they or anyone else will benefit from a short strike that does not address large ongoing concerns; I see only losers, deeper foxholes, more contempt. I don’t see how anyone benefits from a protracted strike, either, which could cripple the region and harm hundreds of thousands of Southern California’s poorest families.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 12, 2019 16:01 UTC