A union representing thousands of Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) staffers are gearing up for a strike in January, according to union officials.
SEIU Local 99 represents 30,000 LAUSD staff including cafeteria workers, bus drivers, custodians, and special education assistants. A strike could disrupt transportation, breakfast and lunch schedules, and special education classes for the district’s 430,000 students.
The union announced it is seeking third-party mediation with LAUSD in a press release last week after declaring its negotiations for increased pay and full-time hours with district officials have reached an impasse. The union appears to have filed for mediation with the California Public Employment Relations Board Dec. 29, according to board records….