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education2 years ago•5 min saved

LAUSD School Strike Continues to Disrupt Education

The three-day strike by teachers' assistants, custodians, and other support staff in Los Angeles has highlighted the paltry pay of support staff that serves as the backbone of schools nationwide. School support staffers earn, on average, about $25,000 a year in Los Angeles, barely enough to get by in one of the most expensive cities in America. The strike has been led by the district's lowest-paid workers, who are demanding better wages and increased staffing. The fight for higher wages has been brewing in other school systems as well.

via The Associated Press|

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education2 years ago•4 min saved

"LAUSD Staff and Teachers Continue Strike, Leaving 420,000 Students Without Classes"

Los Angeles public school staff, including bus drivers, custodians, and cafeteria workers, have gone on a three-day strike over wages and labor practices they say are unfair. The city’s public school teachers are striking in solidarity with school service workers, resulting in closures impacting more than 565,000 students in the nation’s second-largest school district. Workers are seeking a 30 percent wage increase and at least a $2 hourly equity wage adjustment, as well as improved health care benefits and more full-time work to address staffing shortages. The district offered an average of less than 4 percent annual raises and did not provide any raises in 2020, according to the union.

via Vox.com|

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education2 years ago•2 min saved

Impending 3-day strike threatens to shut down Los Angeles schools.

Thousands of Los Angeles public school employees represented by SEIU Local 99 are set to go on a three-day strike from March 21 through March 23 to protest the Los Angeles Unified School District's alleged unfair practices. United Teachers of Los Angeles has also announced it will honor the strike and not cross the picket lines. The workers have been in contract negotiations with LAUSD for nearly a year, seeking wage increases, increased staffing for student services, and more full-time work. The district has offered a 5% wage increase and 4% one-time bonus for the current school year, as well as a 5% wage increase and a 5% one-time bonus for 2023-2024, for all bargaining unit members, as well as pay increases for some workers.

via ABC News|

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