Erika Jones

I'm an Educator and I Vote!

[Erika Jones @Erika78Jones]

@devikaparikh Thank you!!!!

[AFL-CIO ✊ @AFLCIO]

.@SAGAFTRA member Lisa Ann Walter (Melissa Schemmenti on Abbott Elementary!) agrees: it’s #BetterInAUnion

[Kelly Gonez, LAUSD @Kelly4LASchools]

Statement on anti-LGBTQ incidents in Board District 6

[California Teachers Association @WeAreCTA]

We’re facing a teacher shortage because smiles, hugs and the knowledge that education is the cornerstone of our democracy does not pay the rent or put food on our tables. #AB938 is the bold legislation we need to take on the #TeacherShortage. #WeAreCTA https://t.co/CnntaJ9fVR

[Yamiche Alcindor @Yamiche]

Some exciting personal news:

I am pregnant with a baby boy due in June. I'm feeling blessed after a tough few years trying to get here.

With that in mind, I wrote an essay dedicated to other women whose paths to motherhood have hit roadblocks.

https://t.co/tm1N7KFGBZ

[California Teachers Association @WeAreCTA]

Manufactured outrages designed to divide educators and parents for political gain didn't work in 2022. Unfortunately, as the 2024 campaign season begins to take shape, the "culture war" on public schools doesn't show many signs of abating. #WeAreCTA https://t.co/jYLaslHxxO

[California Teachers Association @WeAreCTA]

CTA President @ETobyBoyd and Vice President @teachergoldberg are part of the crowd growing in front of LA City Hall as @UTLAnow and @SEIULocal99 stand together, United for LA Schools, fighting for the future of our students! #WeAreCTA #United4LA #UTLAStrong

[California Teachers Association @WeAreCTA]

Did you know? #WomensHistoryMonth 2023’s theme is “Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories.” #WeAreCTA @Erika78Jones

[United Teachers Los Angeles @UTLAnow]

School districts will pay literal millions to consultants to "figure out" the various crises facing public education when the solution has *literally* always been to invest more in fair wages for educators/education workers, small class sizes, and more resources for students.

[California Teachers Association @WeAreCTA]

March is #WomensHistoryMonth, when we focus on the long struggles of women for equity, safety & respect in the workplace. About 73% of California’s teachers are women, meaning that honoring the work of teachers is often about honoring the work of women in the classroom. #WeAreCTA

[United Teachers Los Angeles @UTLAnow]

Weekends should be for rest, family and loved ones. Instead, educators in LA and across the country are spending the weekend working; some on a second job, others trying to keep up with increasing workload at school.

Unacceptable. Educators deserve higher pay and more support.

[California Teachers Association @WeAreCTA]

#BlackHistoryMonth is a celebration of #BlackExcellence, but it's also a time to recommit to the work that still needs to be done in our classrooms and beyond. #WeAreCTA

[California Teachers Association @WeAreCTA]

Though it’s important to support and honor Black lives and history year-round, #BlackHistoryMonth is a great time to reflect and act for racial justice. #WeAreCTA

[Becky Pringle @BeckyPringle]

Students must be taught holistically and accurately about our nation's history—every important moment, both the triumphant and the traumatic.

If we censor lessons, ban books, and whitewash history, we harm our students—leaving them unprepared to go out into the world and thrive.

[Secretary Miguel Cardona @SecCardona]

In the last 25 years, wages for college graduates have risen 28%. Wages for teachers during the same period, only 2%.

We’re calling on states and districts to increase teacher pay. It’s time our teachers saw the support and pay they deserve.

Livable wage = Respect.

[California Teachers Association @WeAreCTA]

We stand in solidarity with Starbucks baristas fighting for their union! Instead of Starbucks cards as gifts, what would you rather receive? #WeAreCTA #NoContractNoGiftCards

[Nina Turner @ninaturner]

If Congress is going to vote on the amount of sick days workers receive, every American worker should get as many sick days as Congress has.

[California Teachers Association @WeAreCTA]

The sun is going down but our spirits are still high out here in Covina. The CUEA bargaining team is still at the table, fighting for a future where @CovinaValleyUSD will be able to recruit and retain the quality educators students deserve! #CUEAStrong #MakeThingsRight #WeAreCTA

[Becky Pringle @BeckyPringle]

Union leaders represent their members, the millions of workers who teach our children, package our food, treat our sick, and keep our country running. An attack on them is an attack on working people and families.

[Fran Drescher @frandrescher]

@UnionDrip That episode idea was mine and now I’m Pres of the largest entertainment union in the world. Go figure…
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