LAUSD Workers Approve New Labor Deal After Strike

Los Angeles Unified School District workers have approved a labor deal that would increase wages by 30% for workers who are paid an average of $25,000 a year, the Local 99 chapter of the Service Employees International Union said. The contract still needs to be approved by the school district’s Board of Education. Thousands of workers backed by teachers went on strike last month and rallied outside the school district’s headquarters in downtown Los Angeles amid stalled contract talks.