LA Unified to push for change in 'last hired, first fired' rule

District Superintendent Jim Deasy said he wants to eliminate the union’s “last hired, first fired” rule for teacher layoffs when the Los Angeles Unified School District starts negotiating a new contract.

“Currently, the only piece of information I can use, or anybody can use, when having to make these difficult decisions, is a seniority number," said Deasy.

Deasy told KPCC’s Madeleine Brand on Thursday that he wants performance to play a bigger role in deciding who gets pink slips. The teachers union has said reforming seniority rules can only be done through state law, not through a labor contract. The contract expired two months ago.