LAUSD and SEIU Local 99 Deal Averts Three‑Union Strike, Keeps 400,000 Students in School
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Los Angeles Unified School District and Service Employees International Union Local 99 reached a tentative agreement early Tuesday that averted a coordinated strike that had been planned by three unions and would have affected nearly 400,000 students across Southern California. The deal, which still must be ratified by SEIU Local 99 members, reportedly includes a roughly 24% wage increase for about 30,000 aides, bus drivers, custodians and cafeteria workers, expanded hours so many part‑time employees can qualify for health benefits, rescission of planned layoffs for hundreds of IT technicians, and broadened health coverage for teacher assistants and other staff. District officials and the union said they will continue working to finalize contract language, and the agreement followed tentative contracts already reached with unions representing teachers and principals over the preceding weekend.