{"id":172986,"date":"2023-03-25T02:55:28","date_gmt":"2023-03-25T02:55:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=172986"},"modified":"2023-03-25T02:55:28","modified_gmt":"2023-03-25T02:55:28","slug":"striking-workers-score-30-pay-hike-in-new-deal-with-l-a-school-district","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/politics\/striking-workers-score-30-pay-hike-in-new-deal-with-l-a-school-district\/","title":{"rendered":"Striking workers score 30% pay hike in new deal with L.A. school district"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/images.axios.com\/LApmJdoV05vHosM9DoP5H5KVGiM=\/1920x1080\/smart\/2023\/03\/25\/1679704367544.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>LAUSD teachers join support staff in their fight for better wages in downtown Los Angeles on March 23. Photo: Sarah Reingewirtz\/MediaNews Group\/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>The Los Angeles Unified School District and striking union employees reached a tentative deal Friday that includes a 30% wage boost and other new benefits.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why it matters:<\/strong> If approved by union members, the agreement could end the major strike that shuttered the nation&#x27;s second-largest school district this week.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Driving the news: <\/strong>Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass facilitated negotiations between the school district and Local 99 of the Service Employees International Union after contract discussions stalled earlier this week.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The union was seeking a 30% pay raise overall for its members, plus an extra $2 per hour &quot;equity wage adjustment for all.&quot;<\/li>\n<li>The tentative deal includes a $2 per hour raise for all employees, effective Jan. 1, 2024, and brings the district&#x27;s minimum wage to $22.52 an hour, according to a news release from the school district.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Catch up quick: <\/strong>Members of SEIU Local 99, which represents 30,000 school workers across the district, were striking for higher wages and better working conditions.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>LAUSD closed hundreds of schools from Tuesday to Thursday while workers held a strike. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What they&#x27;re saying: <\/strong>&quot;This agreement addresses historic pay inequities, creatives a massive expansion of healthcare benefits for part-time employees, invests considerable resources into professional development for the workforce,&quot; the school district said.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The union, meanwhile, expressed strong support for the new deal. &quot;The agreement addresses our key demands and sets us on a clear pathway to improving our livelihoods and securing the staffing we need to improve student services,&quot; SEIU Local 99 said in a statement Friday evening. <\/li>\n<li>&quot;It was our members\u2019 dedication to winning respect from the District that made this agreement possible,&quot; the union added.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Go deeper: <\/strong>Families scramble as union strike shutters hundreds of L.A. schools<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2023\/03\/25\/los-angeles-school-district-settlement-union\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LAUSD teachers join support staff in their<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":172985,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23055],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - 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