What demands are in dispute in the three-day LAUSD strike?

And Los Angeles school children will again be without classes, similar to what they experienced during the Covid pandemic.
Without having reached an agreement with LAUSD, the workers affiliated with the SEIU union will stop their activities from Tuesday to Thursday, counting on the solidarity of the workers affiliated with the teachers’ union.

Here’s What LAUSD Workers Want
The SEIU union that includes bus drivers, custodians, cafeteria workers and other support staff says they initiate their strike for three days starting this Tuesday until Thursday of this week.

Both the union that represents support staff, SEIU and the Teachers Union are hoping for better pay and benefits.

Here’s what the unions are asking for:

-At least a 20% increase in wages
-They want staff shortages to be addressed
-Increased hours and health care benefits for part-time workers
-Improved sanitation and maintenance on campuses

Leaders of Local 99 recently declared an impasse in bargaining and are moving through the mediation and fact-finding process.

The district is offering a 5% ongoing wage increase retroactive to July 1, 2021, an additional 5% ongoing wage increase retroactive to July 1, 2022, and a 5% wage increase that would take effect on July 1, 2023. In addition, Employees would receive a one-time 4% “retention bonus” for the current school year and a one-time 5% bonus the following year.

The teachers union is seeking a 20% raise over two years, starting with 10% for the current school year.

Local 99 leaders said their strike would be in protest of alleged illegal actions by L.A. Unified during the negotiation process. Such actions, called an “unfair labor practice” strike by the National Labor Relations Board, typically last for a fixed duration and can be staged without going through the steps of bargaining that usually precede an open-ended strike, according to the unions.

The Unified officials have denied any wrongdoing.

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