A strike has been averted after LAUSD reached a tentative agreement with three unions, meaning schools will be open Tuesday.
A strike has been averted after the Los Angeles Unified School District reached a tentative agreement with the third union it was in contract negotiations with, meaning campuses in the nation's second-largest school district will be open Tuesday. , but hours before the strike deadline around 2 a.m., the district announced that a deal was struck with SEIU Local 99, which represents 30,000 custodians, food workers, special education assistants and bus drivers.representing teachers and administrators over the weekend, but they were both ready to join SEIU members on the picket lines in solidarity if an agreement hadn't been reached.
'We are pleased to announce that we have reached an agreement in principle with SEIU Local 99 that will allow schools to be open today,' the LAUSD said on its website early Tuesday. 'LAUSD and SEIU teams will continue to work together to finalize the details of a tentative agreement.'
- A 24% wage increase that will make a significant difference in workers' livelihoods; - Increased work hours that will ensure health care benefits for thousands of workers and their families and increase services and support for students;- Expansion of health care benefits for teacher assistants, after-school workers, community representatives and others;
'This agreement was won through the bold action and courage of thousands of workers who were willing to sacrifice to improve conditions in their schools and their lives,' SEIU Local 99 Executive Director Max Arias said. 'A strike was always the last resort, and we are proud that we could work with the school district and Mayor Karen Bass to reach an agreement that recognizes the contributions of front line workers in our schools.'
, L.A. Mayor Karen Bass said she took part in helping push the two sides over the finish line 'because a strike would disrupt the lives of hundreds of thousands of kids and their parents, who need childcare and need to go to work.' 'I also stepped in to make sure the City was prepared to provide safe places for children while schools are closed - and I am glad that we do not need those contingency plans,' she added in the post.
The district reached a tentative agreement late Sunday night with Associated Administrators Los Angeles, which represents roughly 3,000 administrators, after reaching a tentative two-year agreement earlier in the day with United Teachers Los Angeles, the union representing its roughly 35,000 educators. The teachers union, along with SEIU Local 99 and AALA, combined represent nearly 70,000 LAUSD employees.City News Service contributed to this report.
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