Last-minute talks fail, massive LAUSD strike and school shutdowns set for Tuesday

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 leading the strike, Local 99 of Service Employees International Union.

But hopes for a last-minute breakthrough were dashed by a statement from Local 99 Monday afternoon.; Click here to read more: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-03-20/lausd-strike-and-school-shutdowns-set-for-tuesday?utm_id=90614&sfmc_id=2420175