LAUSD averts walkout with tentative union deals, schools to reopen Tuesday

LAUSD reached tentative agreements with SEIU Local 99, UTLA, and AALA to avert a district-wide strike, and schools will open Tuesday pending ratification by union members and the Board. Local 99 secures a 24% wage rise over the contract term, expanded health benefits and hours, no IT layoffs, and tighter subcontracting limits. UTLA’s package averages a 13.86% raise over two years plus a starting teacher salary of $77,000. AALA secures about an 11.65% two-year raise with a framework for a 40-hour week. The deals cover roughly 70,000 of the district’s 83,300 employees, impacting about 390,000 students who had faced potential closures.