out that the supposed interim agreement with LAUSD wasn't worth the paper it was written on, because neither LAUSD principals nor its superintendent were obliged to follow it. So now here we are 9 months later and the campaign of "rifs" and displacements continue unabated and UTLA does absolutely nothing to protect its members by seeking legal redress in the courts in support of the clear rights its teachers have under the LAUSD/UTLA Collective Bargaining Agreement, LAUSD's Bulletins, and state and federal law. What kind of a teacher do I think you are? That value is not for me to determine. While you might not be worth a million dollars, I think the cost of a Chinese or chicken dinner is undervaluing yourself. But it is hard to fight for people who remain their own worst enemy. If all you can say is, "I cannot believe LAUSD and UTLA would do this," then what will it take to get you to believe you are their enemy? If you or someone you know has been targeted and are in the process of being dismissed and need legal defense, get in touch: Lenny@perdaily.com NATIONAL EDUCATION REFORMERS LA Progressive Dick Price and Sharon Kyle http://www.laprogressive.com/ Dick and Sharon dick_and_sharon@yahoo.com Dick and Sharon are a pair of citizen journalists and information activists who were fed up with mainstream media. Rather than just kvetch about the media, they decided to try to become the media. So, together they founded the LA Progressive. Dick is the