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LA teachers postpone strike until Monday

LOS ANGELES - Thousands of signs were ready, along with thousands of teachers to hold them. Nothing, it seemed, could stop a Los Angeles teachers' strike from starting Thursday.

Then, the day before, came a midday announcement from the teachers union: The strike would have to wait until Monday.

United Teachers Los Angeles didn't make the decision Wednesday because of progress in contract talks. A deal still seemed beyond reach for the time being. Instead, the delay was because of a legal technicality.

Union leaders were concerned over whether they'd given the Los Angeles Unified School District

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