Protesters Block Strikebreakers in Los Angeles During Teachers' Industrial Action
Protesters waved signs and chanted, demanding that administrators and substitute teachers filling in for demonstrators go home, during a second day of union-organized strikes in Los Angeles on Tuesday, January 15.
Video taken in Los Angeles’ Koreatown shows protesters chanting, “Turn around,” and preventing strikebreakers from entering a parking garage to report to work.
Tuesday was the second day of strikes planned by United Teachers Los Angeles, a union representing public school teachers. Monday’s protests saw 32,000 teachers in the second-largest school district in the United States leave work to protest, according to local media.
Teachers’ group United Teachers Los Angeles has demanded smaller class sizes, funding for school safety initiatives and higher wages. Credit: DSA Los Angeles via Storyful
