Despite the deal with the district’s service workers union, much remains to be addressed, including learning loss and negotiations over a new contract with teachers. Los Angeles Unified School District workers, parents and leaders alike rejoiced when a labor contract agreement was reached Friday, March 24, following a mammoth three-day strike that shut down America’s second-largest school system. But…

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A tentative agreement reached Friday between the Los Angeles Unified School District and the union representing support staff won raises of about 30% or more for the lowest-wage workers, one day after the end of a strike that shut down schools for three days. If approved by union members, the agreement — achieved after mediation…

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A day after the end of a 72-hour strike that saw LAUSD custodians, cafeteria workers, teacher aides, special education assistants and bus drivers represented by Service Employees International Union Local 99 walk off the job, the school district announced an agreement on a new contract that “significantly increases salaries for close to 30,000 members.”  Reportedly…

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Los Angeles Unified School District service workers picketed for a second day Wednesday, again shuttering campuses in the nation’s second-largest school district, but contract talks were again taking place between the district and union, facilitated by Mayor Karen Bass. In a statement Tuesday morning, Mayor Karen Bass’ office said Bass “will continue to work privately…

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A mammoth strike led by Los Angeles Unified’s lowest paid workers and supported by teachers kept district campuses closed Wednesday for a second day, as union leaders said they intend to stay out until Thursday and have not ruled out a later, possibly protracted strike if their demands for pay increases are not met. Bus…

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The start of a massive three-day strike led by the lowest paid public school workers and supported by teachers shut down Los Angeles campuses Tuesday amid a fierce morning storm, sent parents scrambling for child care and meals and brought thousands of picketers to campuses and a boisterous afternoon rally downtown. The strike culminated a…

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A massive three-day strike calling for better wages and working conditions for some of Los Angeles public schools’ lowest paid employees — bus drivers, custodians, special education assistants and others — kicked off early Tuesday, with picketers marching through the dark, rainy morning. Those striking school employees, joined in solidarity by the teachers union, shuttered…

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Last-minute talks failed to avert a Tuesday strike that will shut down Los Angeles public schools and lead to a massive disruption in the nation’s second-largest school system. There had been some hope of averting the walkout based on the formal resumption Monday afternoon of discussions between the school district and the union that is…

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If a lightbulb burns out at the preschool where she works, Bernice Young climbs a ladder to change it. If playground trees shed their leaves, she comes out with the leaf-blower. She mops the restroom stalls and shampoos the classroom carpets. For generations of 2-to-5-year-olds who call her Miss Bernice, she has brought the blankets…

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After Alberto Carvalho’s first three months as superintendent of the Los Angeles schools, Nery Paiz, president of the district’s administrators’ union, predicted the job would only “get exponentially harder.” He was right. Thirteen months into his post as chief of the nation’s second-largest district, the former Miami-Dade superintendent has had to contend with declining enrollment,…

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A last-ditch legal effort by the Los Angeles school district has failed for now to avert a three-day strike and school closures scheduled for Tuesday, but district officials said Sunday that their case remains under consideration by a state labor board and that a decision could come as soon as Monday. L.A. Unified had argued…

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Los Angeles Unified officials are mounting a last-ditch legal challenge to stall or prevent a three-day strike that would shut down classrooms across the nation’s second-largest school district starting on Tuesday. The district has asked state labor regulators to issue an injunction to halt the strike, alleging that it is illegal. District sources acknowledged that they don’t…

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