LAUSD Strike: Service Workers and Teachers Unite for Better Conditions.

The three-day strike by members of the Service Employees International Union Local 99, which represents roughly 30,000 LAUSD service workers, ended with no new contract, but the union and district will resume talks. The union is demanding a 30% salary boost, as well as an additional $2 an hour over the next four years and increased work hours for part-time workers. The LAUSD has countered with an offer of a 23% raise, plus a 3% cash in hand bonus and a $20 an hour minimum wage. The strike was supported by the United Teachers Los Angeles union, which is engaged in labor talks of its own with the district.