More Than 90% of Educators Across Six CWC Schools Vote to Unionize with UTLA

90% supermajority who voted to unionize CWC Educators United. CWC photo

LOS ANGELES — More than 90% of educators across all six campuses of Citizens of the World charter schools have voted to unionize as the CWC Educators United chapter of United Teacher Los Angeles, a step aimed at enhancing education quality and working conditions across all campuses. This move seeks to amplify family and educators’ voices in the decision-making processes, ensure a collaborative approach to improve learning and working conditions, and underscore their commitment to diversity, transparency, and community collaboration.

Some key goals of CWC unionization efforts include:

Respecting and uplifting family and educators’ voices in all decision-making processes impacting teaching and learning conditions

Promoting transparency in the school budgeting process to ensure maximum allocation of resources into the classroom

Recruiting, retaining, and developing highly qualified educators

Providing proper support at schools to ensure educators can focus on teaching

On June 11, educator leaders at Citizens of the World Charter Schools Los Angeles publicly announced their unionization efforts.

CWC campuses: CWC Hollywood: 1316 N Bronson Ave., Los Angeles; CWC Silver Lake (TK-5): 110 Coronado St., Los Angeles; CWC Silver Lake (6-8): 152 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles; CWC Mar Vista: 11561 Gateway Blvd., Los Angeles; CWC West Valley: 7911 Winnetka Ave., Winnetka; CWC East Valley: 12020 Burbank Blvd., Valley Village

Details: CWC Educators United