Los Angeles mayors have no official authority over local schools, but they have a big stake in their success. And the kind of political capital that can make people listen. For that reason, Los Angeles was fortunate that Mayor Karen Bass stepped up last week to mediate a labor impasse between the Los Angeles Unified…

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Los Angeles parents demanded higher quality education for their children in the third year of pandemic learning, with an emphasis on recovering social-emotional and academic learning skills. In a poll conducted in the 2021-22 school year by GPSN and the Loyola Marymount University Center for Equity for English Learners, parents expressed the need to close learning gaps caused by the…

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The Los Angeles Unified School District strike may be a concern of the past, but the question of whether the three-day walkout was illegal remains an issue to be resolved in the future. That question will not be answered by the district or labor leaders, but by an administrative law judge who will rule on the unfair…

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The union representing 30,000 Los Angeles Unified School District service workers has reached an “historic” tentative labor contract with the district just one day after ending a work stoppage that shuttered the nation’s second-largest school system for three days, officials said. The deal effectively meets the union’s demand for a 30% pay raise and also…

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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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