California Judge Dismisses Teachers’ Union Defendants In School Reopening Case

Mealey's (July 14, 2021, 11:49 AM EDT) -- LOS ANGELES — A California state judge on July 8 granted the anti-SLAPP motion filed by teachers’ labor union United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA) as to the first amended complaint of parents of Los Angeles County schoolchildren seeking to prevent UTLA from interfering in the resumption of in-person teaching — suspended in response to the COVID-19 pandemic — dismissing all the union defendants without prejudice....