LOS ANGELES – The United Teachers Los Angeles has a problem.

Numerous candidates running for union leadership positions haven’t bothered to pay their membership dues, which makes them ineligible for the UTLA’s March elections, according to LA School Report.

“To remedy the problem, the (UTLA) board voted to set aside the initial nomination process and to start anew,” the news site reports. “Candidates were given until Jan. 3 to catch up on outstanding membership dues, and the deadline for nomination submissions was extended to Jan. 17.”

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Of course, union officials didn’t divulge which candidates for union positions, or how many, were behind on their dues. At least eight candidates are challenging current president Warren Fletcher, with dozens of others running for the UTLA board of directors and other positions, according to LA School Report.

The do-over is definitely a black eye for the UTLA, as it shows members – even those running for union leadership positions – have better uses for their money. It’s a sign that UTLA members don’t take their dues, or union, very seriously.

Regardless, the UTLA board’s decision to start the nomination process over again isn’t expected to delay the union’s elections, which are scheduled for March.

Those running for UTLA positions do so as individuals and those who garner over 50 percent of the vote are elected. If that doesn’t happen, the top two finishers in each contest compete in a runoff, according to LA School Report.