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On March 3rd, 2025, during our last AMU Site Representative Council, members voted to approve and adopt the following resolution to reaffirm our commitment to our staff and students in this critical time in history:

AMU congratulates the student scholarship awardees for 2025! Thank you for rising above and continuing our legacies! ✊🎓

AMU congratulates the student scholarship awardees for 2025! Thank you for rising above and continuing our legacies! ✊🎓

Today, Green Dot proposed a 0% increase to the AMU salary schedule. This is shameful. This clearly shows where their priorities lie, and it isn't with their teachers and counselors. Do better GD!

Today, Green Dot proposed a 0% increase to the AMU salary schedule. This is shameful. This clearly shows where their priorities lie, and it isn't with their teachers and counselors. Do better GD!

Wake up Green Dot! Our members are ready to fight. Renew our collective bargaining agreement!! #isupportamubargaining

Wake up Green Dot! Our members are ready to fight. Renew our collective bargaining agreement!! #isupportamubargaining

Keep those postcards coming! Small lift, big impact!

Keep those postcards coming! Small lift, big impact!

Keep the postcards coming AMU! We've reached well over 150 and still counting! 💌🗡✊

Keep the postcards coming AMU! We've reached well over 150 and still counting! 💌🗡✊

AMU Animo Florence-Firestone members are preparing their postcards for SUMMER. #isupportamubargaining

AMU Animo Florence-Firestone members are preparing their postcards for SUMMER. #isupportamubargaining

AMU members at Animo James B. Taylor are post card-ready for this summer! We will not go away quietly for break without a new fair contract! #isupportamubargaining

AMU members at Animo James B. Taylor are post card-ready for this summer! We will not go away quietly for break without a new fair contract! #isupportamubargaining

CTA May 17th Rally!

CTA May 17th Rally!

Congratulations to this powerful woman right here! Yvonne Pruitt honored at the WHO awards this year for her unrelenting work and advocacy for AMU. And Happy Mother's Day! 😁✊🏽

Congratulations to this powerful woman right here! Yvonne Pruitt honored at the WHO awards this year for her unrelenting work and advocacy for AMU. And Happy Mother's Day! 😁✊🏽

Last week during Green Dot's Board meeting, AMU members from Animo Jefferson, Watts, City of Champs, AFF, Legacy, Inglewood, Locke and Leadership joined forces to deliver our AMU report, demanding a FAIR Contract!!

Last week during Green Dot's Board meeting, AMU members from Animo Jefferson, Watts, City of Champs, AFF, Legacy, Inglewood, Locke and Leadership joined forces to deliver our AMU report, demanding a FAIR Contract!!

Today, AMU members at Animo Florence Firestone and Animo Pat Brown continued solidarity rallies at their schools! We are not letting down until we get a FAIR CONTRACT!

Today, AMU members at Animo Florence Firestone and Animo Pat Brown continued solidarity rallies at their schools! We are not letting down until we get a FAIR CONTRACT!

AMU's original union shop always showing support for our bargaining team!

AMU's original union shop always showing support for our bargaining team!

We love our teachers and thank you for all that you do! None of this work would be possible without you. Please feel free to share this post with your fellow educators and wish them a happy teacher appreciation week from all of us at AMU!

We love our teachers and thank you for all that you do! None of this work would be possible without you. Please feel free to share this post with your fellow educators and wish them a happy teacher appreciation week from all of us at AMU!

Join us for our rally in front of the Green Dot Home Office right after school today from 4:30 - 6:30 PM! Let's stand together so our collective voices can be heard!

Join us for our rally in front of the Green Dot Home Office right after school today from 4:30 - 6:30 PM! Let's stand together so our collective voices can be heard!

Members from Animo Mae Jemison and Animo Watts are punching some exclamation points on their statements!!!!! 👊 ✊

Members from Animo Mae Jemison and Animo Watts are punching some exclamation points on their statements!!!!! 👊 ✊

ARB union leaders letting GD know if there is no justice, there will be no peace! ✊❤

ARB union leaders letting GD know if there is no justice, there will be no peace! ✊❤

ODLHA never failing in showing up and showing out! 👊 And making new generations of AMU!✊👶

ODLHA never failing in showing up and showing out! 👊 And making new generations of AMU!✊👶

More Locke Saints Union Might 💪

More Locke Saints Union Might 💪

Green Dot's biggest school coming out to show our might. Keep the fight saints! ✊💪

Green Dot's biggest school coming out to show our might. Keep the fight saints! ✊💪

AMU members at City of Champs getting the party started! #isupportamubargaining

AMU members at City of Champs getting the party started! #isupportamubargaining

Our members are what make our union strong! 💪#isupportamubargaining

Our members are what make our union strong! 💪#isupportamubargaining

Rally for a new work contract that you DESERVE!

Rally for a new work contract that you DESERVE!

While GD makes financial excuses to give our members a raise or lower class size, they continue to give themselves enormous raises. Close the achievement gap by closing the pay gap!

While GD makes financial excuses to give our members a raise or lower class size, they continue to give themselves enormous raises. Close the achievement gap by closing the pay gap!

GD teachers spend more time in meetings and PD than any other neighboring school district. The content is repetitive and it is draining our teachers. It's time to stand for more sustainability!

GD teachers spend more time in meetings and PD than any other neighboring school district. The content is repetitive and it is draining our teachers. It's time to stand for more sustainability!

It was awesome and empowering to connect with CTA's Region III Presidents last week. We are staying informed, vigilant, and organizing for our educators and students!

It was awesome and empowering to connect with CTA's Region III Presidents last week. We are staying informed, vigilant, and organizing for our educators and students!

Great time last night connecting and planning with members at Boomtown Brewery!

Great time last night connecting and planning with members at Boomtown Brewery!

Awesome spending time with these incredible union leaders last week at CCSA conference. Shout out to our former AMU President, Salina Serricchio-Joiner #CCSA2025squad

Awesome spending time with these incredible union leaders last week at CCSA conference. Shout out to our former AMU President, Salina Serricchio-Joiner #CCSA2025squad

Come and join us for happy hour on Friday, March 28th @boomtownbrewery in DTLA from 4 - 7 PM! RSVP using the link in our bio for a free drink ticket!

Come and join us for happy hour on Friday, March 28th @boomtownbrewery in DTLA from 4 - 7 PM! RSVP using the link in our bio for a free drink ticket!

AMU union members are proud to stand in solidarity with El Camino Real Charter High School educators on strike! @ecrutla @utlanow @wearecta

AMU union members are proud to stand in solidarity with El Camino Real Charter High School educators on strike! @ecrutla @utlanow @wearecta

Bargaining Update #1 is in your mail boxes. And if you have one of the thousands of educational research articles that prove lower class sizes are more effective, send them over to president@amuanimo.org. Keep it going y'all!!

Bargaining Update #1 is in your mail boxes. And if you have one of the thousands of educational research articles that prove lower class sizes are more effective, send them over to president@amuanimo.org. Keep it going y'all!!

Please remember to rock your AMU gear this Wednesday, as we start bargaining! Let's stand together and take action!

Please remember to rock your AMU gear this Wednesday, as we start bargaining! Let's stand together and take action!

Please remember, our union stands with you and we all stand together. If you have been impacted by these wildfires, please visit cta.org/LAwildfires to apply for help through the CTA Disaster Fund. If you have not been impacted, but wish to make a donation, please feel free to do so through the same link. Please stay safe and take care.

Please remember, our union stands with you and we all stand together. If you have been impacted by these wildfires, please visit cta.org/LAwildfires to apply for help through the CTA Disaster Fund. If you have not been impacted, but wish to make a donation, please feel free to do so through the same link. Please stay safe and take care.

Your AMU President, Hector Vega, spent today's afternoon with our powerful union siblings. Our counselors play a very important role in our union, supporting both students and teachers in the workplace and sometimes even serving as liasons to our Admin. We appreciate your work, SOLIDARITY FOREVER!

Your AMU President, Hector Vega, spent today's afternoon with our powerful union siblings. Our counselors play a very important role in our union, supporting both students and teachers in the workplace and sometimes even serving as liasons to our Admin. We appreciate your work, SOLIDARITY FOREVER!

Grateful for all of our members and all of your contributions towards our shared vision! Wishing you all a very happy new year, here's to moving onward and upward in 2025!

Grateful for all of our members and all of your contributions towards our shared vision! Wishing you all a very happy new year, here's to moving onward and upward in 2025!

Wishing all of our members a happy fall break from AMU! We are grateful for all that you do for our school communities and hope you are enjoying the holidays and getting the rest and relaxation you need!

Wishing all of our members a happy fall break from AMU! We are grateful for all that you do for our school communities and hope you are enjoying the holidays and getting the rest and relaxation you need!

Our union is committed to fighting for the issues that matter most to our members. Here is a snapshot of some of our bargaining survey results so far! Comment below if these concerns resonate with you and please complete the survey (link in bio) if you have not done so already!

Our union is committed to fighting for the issues that matter most to our members. Here is a snapshot of some of our bargaining survey results so far! Comment below if these concerns resonate with you and please complete the survey (link in bio) if you have not done so already!

Let your voice be heard! Please complete the bargaining survey for this school year so we can advocate for YOU! Top 3 schools will earn a pizza party for survey completion! Please share this post/link with your coworker friends! Link in Bio: www.tinyurl.com/amusurvey2024

Let your voice be heard! Please complete the bargaining survey for this school year so we can advocate for YOU! Top 3 schools will earn a pizza party for survey completion! Please share this post/link with your coworker friends! Link in Bio: www.tinyurl.com/amusurvey2024

Happy #HispanicHeritageMonth to our educators and students! What are some of your favorite ways to celebrate diversity in your classroom?

Happy #HispanicHeritageMonth to our educators and students! What are some of your favorite ways to celebrate diversity in your classroom?

Educate to Empower! Wishing all teachers and counselors a good first day of class! ✊

Educate to Empower! Wishing all teachers and counselors a good first day of class! ✊

Welcome back to the new school year everyone! Check out the latest issue if The Advocate in your inbox.

Welcome back to the new school year everyone! Check out the latest issue if The Advocate in your inbox.

Receiving training from our former AMU President, Angel Maldonado ✊🏽

Receiving training from our former AMU President, Angel Maldonado ✊🏽

AMU gearing up for this year's union campaigns. Organizing to win! #ctapresidentsconference

AMU gearing up for this year's union campaigns. Organizing to win! #ctapresidentsconference

Thanks for coming out to AMU's happy hour!

Thanks for coming out to AMU's happy hour!

Join us this Friday for AMU Happy Hour!

Join us this Friday for AMU Happy Hour!

Lobbying with CTA in Sacramento

Lobbying with CTA in Sacramento

Today, AMU awarded two scholarships to students at Animo Leadership.

Congratulations to Jose Angel Leon Espinoza for receiving 2024's Mario Alcalá S.T.E.M. Scholarship!

And Congratulations to Samantha Espinoza for receiving the Vicente Brambila Visual & Performing Arts Scholarship!

Today, AMU awarded two scholarships to students at Animo Leadership.

Congratulations to Jose Angel Leon Espinoza for receiving 2024's Mario Alcalá S.T.E.M. Scholarship!

And Congratulations to Samantha Espinoza for receiving the Vicente Brambila Visual & Performing Arts Scholarship!

Tonight we honored our site rep from Animo Inglewood, Stephanie Foard! ✊🏆🎉

Tonight we honored our site rep from Animo Inglewood, Stephanie Foard! ✊🏆🎉

This Month's AMU's Newsletter "The Advocate" is dedicated to our founding President, Mario Alcala, written by our AMU Secretary Dani Oh.

A "Did you know?" section on Article 5.5, our right to select AMU members on all committees.

And a Human Rights section dedicated to Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage month with teacher resources provided by Animo Legacy's Site Rep, Mickey Medrano.

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This Month's AMU's Newsletter "The Advocate" is dedicated to our founding President, Mario Alcala, written by our AMU Secretary Dani Oh.

A "Did you know?" section on Article 5.5, our right to select AMU members on all committees.

And a Human Rights section dedicated to Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage month with teacher resources provided by Animo Legacy's Site Rep, Mickey Medrano.

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