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education1 month ago•4 min saved

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.

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education1 month ago•11 min saved

LAUSD strike risk persists as Local 99 stalls after tentative deals

Two LAUSD unions reached tentative deals Sunday, but Local 99 remains at the bargaining table, keeping the April 14 strike option alive that could close schools for 390,000 students and 70,000 workers. Mayor Bass is mediating and the city has prepared safe programming in case of a shutdown. Local 99 plans morning pickets and post‑rally food distribution while pushing for higher pay and stable hours, whereas UTLA and AALA secured raises and governance protections. If Local 99 settles, the district could avert a broader walkout, but families must still prepare for possible closures, childcare gaps, and disruption to IEP meetings.

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education3 years ago•2 min saved

Los Angeles School Workers Stage Massive 3-Day Strike for Equitable Pay and Support

A three-day strike by the majority of Los Angeles public school employees, including bus drivers, teachers, custodians, and others, has shut down the Los Angeles Unified School District, affecting around 420,000 children and their families. The union leading the strike, Local 99 of Service Employees International Union, is demanding a 30% salary increase and $2 more per hour for the lowest-paid workers. The district's offer of a cumulative 23% raise was rejected. United Teachers Los Angeles has urged its members to support Local 99 by going on strike.

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education3 years ago•3 min saved

LAUSD Strike Set to Shutdown Schools Despite Last-Minute Negotiations.

Talks between the Los Angeles Unified School District and Local 99 of Service Employees International Union failed to avert a three-day strike that will shut down Los Angeles public schools and lead to a massive disruption in the nation’s second-largest school system. The union is seeking a 30% salary increase plus $2 more per hour for the lowest-paid workers, expanded hours, and more full-time positions. The district has upped its offer considerably in a series of moves over several days, but the union is still going ahead with the strike.

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education3 years ago•6 min saved

LAUSD strike continues despite labor board's review.

The Los Angeles school district's last-ditch legal effort to avert a three-day strike and school closures scheduled for Tuesday has failed for now. The district had argued that the strike is illegal, but the California Public Employment Relations Board denied the injunction. The teachers union, United Teachers Los Angeles, is not leading this strike but has strongly encouraged its 30,000 members to take part. With the three-day strike imminent, district officials, union members and the families of 420,000 students planned and mobilized Sunday for massive disruption in the nation’s second-largest school district.

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education3 years ago•4 min saved

LAUSD faces potential strike and school closures amidst wage disputes.

The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) has filed a legal challenge to prevent a three-day strike by Local 99 of Service Employees International Union, which represents about 30,000 bus drivers, teacher aides, campus security aides, special education assistants, custodians, gardeners, and cafeteria workers. LAUSD has asked state labor regulators to issue an injunction to halt the strike, alleging that it is illegal. The strike is set to begin on Tuesday and would shut down classrooms across the nation’s second-largest school district.

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education3 years ago•2 min saved

LAUSD Faces 3-Day Strike Threat from School Workers Union

Los Angeles Unified School District teachers and staff are planning a three-day walkout starting next week, which would be the longest full disruption of education since the six-day teachers' strike of 2019. The strike would shut down schools attended by more than 420,000 students. The walkout would be led by Local 99 of SEIU and joined in a solidarity strike by UTLA. The unions are seeking wage increases, with Local 99 seeking a 30% increase for all members, and UTLA seeking a 20% raise over two years. LAUSD officials are prepared to meet around the clock to avert the strike, but some are growing pessimistic. Schools would be closed during a strike, and the district is preparing academic materials for students to take home.

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