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Is CTA UTR President Demetrio Gonzalez A Charter School Operative?

by Labor Video Project

Thu, Mar 15, 2018 9:12AM

CTA UTR president Demetrio Gonzalez originally opposed and argued against the charter Invictus Academy Charter getting accepted in Richmond, California claiming it would take $7 million dollars away from public schools and students. He later supported a member of their board Mitzi Perez to be the CTA State Council representative in the 2018 elections.

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United Teachers of Richmond Pres Demetrio Gonzalez strongly opposed Invictus Academy Charter petition for a new charter school on July 19, 2017 saying it would take $7 million away from public schools.

The Invictus Academy charter petition was denied by the West Contra Costa School Board on July19, 2018 and later accepted by the Contra Costa County Department of Education on Jan 18, 2018

In March 2018, Demetrio Gonzalez supported Invictus Academy charter board Mitzi Perez for CTA state council in the UTR election and in her campaign video tape she also failed to mention to UTR members she was also on the board of the Invictus Adcademy Charter school which opposed the Richmond City Council moratorium on new schools in Richmond and supports more co-locations throughout Contra Costa County.

Additional media:
https://youtu.be/k_Hf7FGt_vU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lVHOw5fOVQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wny2INE74kQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yum8qjO_uAs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrEQfixF7ek
https://capitalandmain.com/co-location-controversy-in-boyle-heights
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http://www.laborvideo.org

For more information: https://youtu.be/CIkplKMoJrk

§UTR President Gonzalez's Candidate For CTA State Council Mitzi Perez

by Labor Video Project

Thu, Mar 15, 2018 9:12AM

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Mitzi Perez who is on the board of the anti-labor charter Invictus Academy Charter is running as a representative of the United Teachers of Richmond for CTA state council. She and her charter school are opposed to a moratorium on charters and support more co-locations in West Contra Costa County.

https://youtu.be/CIkplKMoJrk

§Charter Schools Stealing Resources

by Labor Video Project

Thu, Mar 15, 2018 9:12AM

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Many UTR members are angry that while the district is transferring millions of dollars to new charters they are not properly funding public schools and not paying WCCSD UTR teachers a living wage. Many teachers cannot afford to stay in the district and they had a $30 million surplus last year. CTA UTR president Demetrio Gonzalez is pushing a 5% year wage increase putting teachers further behind in their living conditions.

https://youtu.be/CIkplKMoJrk

§No More Education Privatization

by Labor Video Project

Thu, Mar 15, 2018 9:12AM

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Many teachers and staff are opposing further privatization of the public schools in West Contra Costa County. The CTA leader President Eric Heins is pushing more charters as long as they are union thereby setting up a two tier system and accepting privately run schools in California getting public funding.

https://youtu.be/CIkplKMoJrk

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