The United Teachers of Los Angeles recently won pioneering climate demands in their contract with the Los Angeles United School District. They include:
- Providing EV charging stations for all schools and free Metro passes for all students.
- Building out solar energy on District land using a skilled and trained workforce.
- Electrifying its fleet by 2040.
- Establishing a Climate Literacy Task Force that will develop and implement curricula that “infuses climate literacy with a racial justice lens.”
- Creating internships for students to “obtain internships and apprenticeships for green jobs.”
- Developing Career Technical Education opportunities in fields that “support green energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.”
Each school shall have a stipended “Climate Champion” to “develop, support, and promote the implementation of climate change education across all curricular areas.”
To see the full proposals: https://utla.net/app/uploads/2025/02/2025_02_18_UTLA_Proposals.pdf