Los Angeles Unified School District campuses will be operational on Tuesday following a tentative agreement between the district and SEIU Local 99, averting a potential strike.
The agreement includes a 24% wage increase, extended work hours to secure health care benefits, reversal of layoffs affecting hundreds of IT technicians, and enhanced health care coverage for teacher assistants and others.
While the agreements still await ratification by union members, schools will continue to operate in the interim.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass intervened to facilitate negotiations and develop contingency plans, stating that the district's workers 'deserve a fair contract.'
