The work stoppage was the latest in a series of job actions by educators across the United States who have complained of burnout and low wages, leading to a teacher shortage in many parts of the co…
in the second-largest school district in the United States.
The Los Angeles Unified School District and the Service Employees International Union Local 99 failed to reach an agreement during the work stoppage, which ended on Thursday with another day of picketing and rallies by striking bus drivers, custodians, cafeteria workers and other low-wage earners. “All @LASchools will reopen this Friday, March 24. … We look forward to seeing our students and employees back in classrooms,” the school district said on Twitter on Thursday.walked off the job on Tuesday seeking an increaseMore than 40,000 students will be returning back to class after a three-day-long worker strike as school workers say they are making “poverty wages.”Bus drivers, cafeteria workers and special education assistants protesting outside LAUSD headquarters on March 21, 2023.
“We’re three days in and I’m willing to do some more days if we have to,” said Tiffany Barba, a special education assistant and one of thousands who attended a closing rally on Thursday at Los Angeles State Historic Park.Public school support staff, teachers, and supporters rally outside of the school district headquarters on the first day of a three-day strike in Los Angeles, California, on March 21, 2023.
L.A. schools superintendent Alberto Carvalho, who acknowledged workers have been underpaid for years, told reporters on Monday the district had offered a 23% raise plus a 3% bonus.
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