Francisco Rodriguez, Candidate for President, Pajaro Valley Federation of Teachers, and Jennifer Laskin, Candidate for Executive Vice President of Alternative Ed, rallied on March 13th, 2007, to inform teachers of the campaign to elect Rodriguez for PVFT President in the first contested election in the union since 1993.

With handmade signs and chants eliciting honks from passers by, the group called attention to this year's Teachers Union Election. "I believe it is time to have real communication, accountability and collaboration, not only within our Local, but with the other CFT Locals in the Monterey Bay" said Rodriguez.

Laskin, a Humanities teacher at Renaissance High School believes it is time for a change in the way schools are being treated under the, “No Child Left Behind” act. The union has been explicit in the sanctions being waged against teachers in so-called, “low-performing” schools. Read more and view photos