VOTE FOR CHANGE!
You deserve a union that works for you and with you
You got into education to make a difference. You should make a great living too!
Mark Muskrath
For SECONDARY VICE PRESIDENT
My name is Mark Muskrath, I’m running for UTLA Secondary Vice President: I want a strong UTLA that fights for educators and THEIR best interests: higher salaries, excellent benefits, professional respect and job protections. I want a UTLA that listens to and represents ALL members and their concerns.
ENDORSEMENTS
“I stand behind Mark Muskrath for UTLA Secondary VP, I want him in my corner when UTLA bargains with LAUSD”.
Justin Daza-Ritchie
Categorical Program Advisor Belmont HS
“I’m voting for Mark Muskrath and the whole United Team For Change slate because they are going to restore UTLA’s focus on the members where it belongs!”
Alina Predan
English Teacher. Garfield HS
“I stand behind Mark Muskrath for UTLA Secondary VP, I want him in my corner when UTLA bargains with LAUSD”.
Justin Daza-Ritchie
Categorical Program Advisor Belmont HS
VOTE FOR CHANGE!
MARK MUSKRATH
My name is Mark Muskrath, I’m running for UTLA Secondary Vice President: I want a strong UTLA that fights for educators and THEIR best interests: higher salaries, excellent benefits, professional respect and job protections. I want a UTLA that listens to and represents ALL members and their concerns.
As a classroom teacher in LAUSD for 24 years, I have been active in UTLA as a Chapter Chair, Member of the House of Representatives, and currently serve on the Board of Directors representing the Central Area. In my leadership roles, I have always wanted to serve and represent members to the best of my ability. In order to do that effectively, I have found that it is important to LISTEN to members. I have listened and what I have heard is that educators in LAUSD feel overworked, disrespected, and under represented. I want UTLA to do better serving its members, because they pay their dues every month and deserve nothing less than the best services and support from UTLA.
I want UTLA to remain relevant to members by not only bargaining the best contract possible for them but additionally allocating the resources necessary to support chapter chairs so they can effectively defend the contract and its protections for all members against unsupportive administrators and unreasonable District policies.
Above all, UTLA must make a commitment to members to obtain the highest salaries and best benefit package offered by any Public School District in the State of California. This will require focused leadership and effort and I am determined in achieving this important task.
Join me in supporting a strong executive team to lead UTLA: Leonard Segal, Laura McCutcheon,Soni Lloyd, Tracey Schroeder, Michele Middleton and Carrie Phu
OUR UNITED TEAM FOR CHANGE PLATFORM
Vote For Change!
We will return democracy to UTLA to empower all of our members again!
The president changed the constitution to take away the veto power of the Hosue Of Representatives giving her the power of a dictator. This silences your voice!
Vote For Change candidates will make sure every one of us has a voice in our union and nobody is silenced, disrespected, or dismissed. You deserve to be heard.
We have a comprehensive plan to raise teacher pay!
Anyone can say raise teacher pay, but we have a comprehensive plan to make it happen. Each and every one of you deserves to be paid a substantial professional salary. We will make that happen, together.
We will do more to stop the abuse and intimidation of teachers!
You deserve to work free of intimidation. We will protect your rights and strengthen your representation during grievance hearings.
Bring back SCRAM. Stop member abuses by administrators.
We will end excessive workload increases without additional pay
You should not be expected to do more and more work without being paid for it! Your time should be rewarding to you and you should be well compensated for it.
We will fight for less testing
Testing should not replace time teaching. Students are not standardized cogs in a machine. They are individuals with very individualized needs, learning styles, and challenges.
Restructuring public education for families to better afford to live in L.A.
Students’ families and teachers struggle to be able to afford to live in Los Angeles. We will work to create a modern curriculum that empowers students, teachers, and schools to increase economic stability and security moving forward.
Creating more accountability & transparency for UTLA
When you show up and succeed in getting an important motion passed only to have it disappear into some committee, that is unjust and unacceptable!
We have the expertise and experience to know what UTLA should be doing that they are not doing, and what they are doing that they definitely should not be doing!
We will make UTLA transparent and accountable to you and every rank-and-file member.
Reducing teacher workload
Overcrowded classrooms and insufficient numbers of teachers aids and support staff put undue burdens on you.
We will work together in reducing teacher workloads.
Making professional development relevant to each teacher
Professional development should be relevant to each teacher.
Removing political factionalism/exclusion within UTLA so we can win together
For too long UTLA has been run like an insiders club. Past officers have been excluded and frozen out in an apparent effort to preserve power.
We will create an inclusive collegial environment and welcome the input, ideas, and participation of every past elected officer, many of whom have a wealth of experience that can continue to help our members.
The information herein represents the views and opinions of the candidates and does not necessarily represent or reflect the opinions of UTLA.
