At the end of the week, service workers reached a labor agreement with Los Angeles Unified School District. After a three-day strike in March over wages and staff.
Local 99 of Service Employees International Union (SEIU) said the new agreement “will begin to lift essential workers out of poverty and bring improved staffing to student services.”
FILE: Union leaders address thousands of Los Angeles Unified School District Teachers and Service Employees International Union 99 members during a rally at the Los Angeles headquarters on March 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
Under the new terms, workers who make an average of $25,000 a year will see their wages increase by 30 percent. Employees working in The covid-19 pandemic He also gets a $1,000 bonus and family health care benefits are extended.
Thousands of teacher-supported workers went on strike last month and marched outside the school district’s headquarters in downtown Los Angeles.
The goal was to demand better pay and increase manpower for bus drivers, cafeteria workers, teacher’s aides and other union-represented workers.
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SEIU says many district support workers are living in poverty as Los Angeles County struggles with inflation and housing affordability.
Teachers and SEIU staff and supporters protest outside LAUSD headquarters on Wednesday, March 22, 2023 in Los Angeles. (Brian van der Brugge/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images, File)
SEIU Local 99 Executive Director Max Arias said, “This contract recognizes the important work of those who work hard to ensure students learn in a clean, safe and supportive environment. Wages, hours and benefits are long overdue for education employees.”
The contract still must be approved by the school district’s board of education. The school district said the board could take it up for a vote at its April 18 meeting.
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The school district — the second largest in the nation — serves more than half a million students in the area.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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