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LA teachers union announces that it's ready to return to the bargaining table

LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles teachers union announced Wednesday night that is ready to go back to the bargaining table.

Union leaders said they had yet to hear from the Los Angeles Unified School District but they were ready to start talking Thursday - on the fourth day of their strike - and to take up Mayor Eric Garcetti's offer to mediate.

"We have offered to go back to the bargaining table with the district tomorrow and are waiting for their response," United Teachers Los Angeles secretary Arlene Inouye said in a news conference just after 7:30 p.m.

UTLA president Caputo-Pearl called on students, teachers and parents to remain on the picket line, and especially to show up for a rally in Grand Park on Friday to send the bargaining team into what could be a full weekend

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