The Los Angeles Unified School District’s (LAUSD) staff union, SEIU Local 99, is on its final day of a three-day strike on March 23, while negotiations continue for better wages and increased staffing in schools. The union will conclude its walkout Thursday with a rally at the Los Angeles State Historic Park and return to…
Los Angeles School District Union Strike Enters Final Day
March 23, 2023
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All Los Angeles Public Schools to Close for 3 Days as Union Strike Unavoidable
March 20, 2023
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LOS ANGELES—With labor talks at a standstill and no new negotiations scheduled, Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) campuses will be closed March 21, leaving more than 400,000 students without classes as service workers strike to demand improved wages and working conditions. The 30,000 workers represented by the Service Employees International Union Local 99—including cafeteria…
Los Angeles Unified Teacher, Staff Strike to Start Next Week; Schools to Close for 3 Days
March 16, 2023
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Union leaders in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) announced they will strike for three days next week, canceling classes for about 430,000 students in the nation’s second-largest school district. SEIU Local 99—the union representing 30,000 cafeteria workers, bus drivers, custodians, special education assistants, and other non-teaching staff at LAUSD—announced the strike at a…
LAUSD Board Approves Rescheduling of ‘Optional’ Instructional Days
October 13, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Board of Education unanimously approved an adjustment to this year’s academic calendar, shifting four optional instructional days designed to help recoup learning lost during the pandemic to winter and spring break periods. The district had originally sprinkled the optional instructional days into the school year, with the…
72 Percent of Los Angeles Students Fail to Meet Math Standards
September 13, 2022
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More than half of students across all grade levels in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) failed to meet state testing standards in subjects like mathematics and English for the 2021–22 school year. According to data released by the district Sept. 9, only about 42 percent of students met the state testing standards in…
Los Angeles Teachers Union to Boycott First of Four Extra School Days
August 29, 2022
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A union representing teachers in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) is going to boycott the district’s first of four optional instruction days, which its members said were added to this school year without labor negotiation. United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA) announced Aug. 26 that 93 percent of its more than 34,000 members voted…
LA Unified Accused of Unfair Labor Practice by Teachers Union for Extra Instruction Days
August 11, 2022
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A union representing teachers in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) filed Aug. 8 an unfair practice charge against the district’s adding four optional days to the 2022–2023 school year. The district’s school board approved in April the extension to help students who are still catching up on learning while emerging from the COVID-19…
LA Unified Superintendent Vows to Enact Quick Back-to-School Change
August 9, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Alberto Carvalho delivered his first Opening of Schools address Aug. 8 at the Microsoft Theater ahead of the first day of school next week, conceding issues of declining enrollment and difficult financial times on the horizon. Carvalho—who took over the post in February after 14 years as superintendent…
LAUSD Must Negotiate with Teacher’s Union Before Dropping Mask Mandate
March 1, 2022
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Though California and Los Angeles County announced it would drop its indoor mask mandate for schools by March 12, the LA Unified School District (LAUSD) must negotiate with its local teachers union before it can lift its mandate. In recent months, schools across California have faced mounting pressure to lift indoor mask mandates from students…
Los Angeles Unified Must Negotiate With Teacher’s Union Before Dropping Mask Mandate
March 1, 2022
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Though California and Los Angeles County announced it would drop its indoor mask mandate for schools by March 12, the LA Unified School District (LAUSD) must negotiate with its local teachers union before it can lift its mandate. In recent months, schools across California have faced mounting pressure to lift indoor mask mandates from students…
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