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Eugene

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Tue Jan 22, 2019, 11:15 AM Jan 2019

Firefighters march in support of striking LA teachers

Source: Associated Press

Firefighters march in support of striking LA teachers

January 22, 2019

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hundreds of firefighters are marching in downtown Los Angeles to support public school teachers as their strike enters its second week.

The firefighters are taking time out Tuesday morning from a conference of the International Association of Fire Fighters to back the teachers.

Thousands of educators represented by United Teachers Los Angeles walked off the job and onto picket lines Jan. 14 for the first time in 30 years.

The union and the Los Angeles Unified School District are at odds over issues including salary, class sizes and support staff.

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