More than 100 members of the local teachers union, along with other labor groups, parents, students and community members, rallied outside of the Long Beach Unified School District’s office this week, preemptively advocating against layoffs as the district works on balancing its budget for the next academic year.

With LBUSD facing a deficit and declining enrollment, among other challenges, the Teachers Association of Long Beach is concerned about potential layoffs. That prompted the Wednesday, Dec. 11, rally, during which union members and city leaders gave speeches, while a crowd of about 200 held up signs that read “Strong Public Schools, No Layoffs,” “Protect Our Students” and “No Layoffs” as they yelled, applauded and chanted.

TALB represents more than 3,700 members in the school dis

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