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The Los Angeles Unified School District and Service Employees International Union Local 99 have reached a deal following a three-day strike, officials said in a news conference Friday evening.
The union represents about 30,000 Los Angeles school custodians, cafeteria workers, bus drivers and other student services staff, and was calling for increased wages and better working conditions.
Below are the agreed-upon terms as announced by Superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho:
6% ongoing wage increase retroactive to July 1, 2021
7% ongoing wage increase retroactive to July 1, 2022
7% ongoing wage increase effective July 1, 2023
- $2 per hour increase for all employees effective January 1, 2024
- A $1,000 bonus for current employees who were with the district in the 2020-21 school year
- The Los Angeles Unified School District minimum wage will be raised to $22.52 an hour
- Health benefits for part-time employees assigned to work four or more hours a day, including coverage for their qualified dependents.
- Increase hours and compensation for paraprofessionals serving students with special needs.
- Invest $3 million in an Education and Professional Development Fund for SEIU members.
Teachers and their union marched in support of the workers’ strike, which lasted from Tuesday until Thursday. Schools in the district, which has 500,000 students and is the second-largest in the United States, reopened Friday.
The United Teachers Los Angeles union is undergoing separate contact negotiations with the district.
This is a breaking news story and will be updated.
