By Howard Blume, Cierra Morgan and Hailey Branson-Potts

The Los Angeles Unified School District strike has been averted after LAUSD reached a tentative agreement early Tuesday morning with Local 99 of Service Employees International Union. Schools are open as usual on Tuesday, to the relief of hundreds of thousands of families and school staff. https://www.latimes.com/california/live/lausd-strike-2026-live-updates#p=lausd-strike-averted-schools-open-tuesday-as-unions-reach-tentative-deals-with-raises