{"id":61306,"date":"2026-04-13T16:27:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T16:27:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/04\/13\/lausd-strike-still-ongoing-on-april-14-over-school-closures-child-care-needs\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T16:27:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T16:27:47","slug":"lausd-strike-still-ongoing-on-april-14-over-school-closures-child-care-needs-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/04\/13\/lausd-strike-still-ongoing-on-april-14-over-school-closures-child-care-needs-2\/","title":{"rendered":"LAUSD strike still ongoing on April 14 over school closures, child care needs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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As the hours tick by Monday, it remains unclear whether the Los Angeles Unified School District will be shut out by a powerful union trio on Tuesday \u2014 even though two of the three unions announced the agreement Sunday. <\/p>\n

The lengthy talks mean families of 390,000 students will still struggle to make contingency plans for their children on Tuesday \u2014 and about 70,000 staff, including teachers and school principals, don’t know whether they will be at work or on strike.<\/p>\n

The holdout union, Local 99 of the Service Employees International Union, is scheduled to resume mediation Monday afternoon. All three unions have vowed to walk out if none of the three achieve a tentative agreement.<\/p>\n

The negotiators were taking a breather on Monday morning after Sunday’s mediation session, which lasted from around 10 am to around 9:30 pm. <\/p>\n

Both sides will also use the morning to assess the state of negotiations and where they want to go next in bargaining to break the impasse or achieve final gains. <\/p>\n

Local 99 represents approximately 30,000 teacher aides, campus aides, gardeners, custodians, bus drivers, cafeteria workers and technical support staff.<\/p>\n

The Board of Education begins a closed session at 10 a.m. at the district headquarters just west of the city. The top agenda item is “conference with labor negotiators”. All district unions are listed because the board must discuss possible actions that many of its non-striking unions could take on Tuesday: Will they honor the strike? Will its members be available to respond to emergencies on campus or provide support to families? Those unions represent school police, school clerical workers and custodial and cafeteria supervisors, among others.<\/p>\n

The two unions with tentative agreements announced Sunday are United Teachers Los Angeles and Associated Administrators of Los Angeles\/Teamsters 2010. <\/p>\n

UTLA represents approximately 37,000 teachers, nurses, counselors, psychologists and librarians.<\/p>\n

AALA represents approximately 3,000 principals and assistant principals \u2013 all of whom have teaching qualifications. A separate unit represents middle managers who do not have teaching qualifications. <\/p>\n

Local 99 executive director Max Arias said Sunday that union unity remains strong as bargaining continues.<\/p>\n

“We are ready for the mediation process with the school district,” Arias said. \u201cJust as we work together every day in our classrooms and campuses, we are proud to stand united with teachers and principals in the fight for our schools, students and communities.\u201d<\/p>\n

She added: \u201cLAUSD can avert a strike by ending harassment and retaliation against SEIU Local 99 employees and by introducing proposals that ensure equity and fairness for all who contribute to student learning.\u201d<\/p>\n

His final point concerns the justification for the walkout, which is defined as an unfair-treatment strike in response to an alleged district violation of union members’ legally protected organizing rights. Such walkouts often have a start and end date, but the Local 99 strike would be open-ended \u2013 meaning the school would be closed indefinitely by a three-union solidarity walkout. <\/p>\n

The district denies labor violations, and both sides have filed charges against each other with the state labor governing body. Such alleged violations are almost always dismissed as part of the settlement.<\/p>\n

Among employees, the strike is likely to be hardest hit by Local 99 members, who are typically the lowest-paid union workers \u2014 making an average salary of about $35,000 per year, though their jobs typically come with family health benefits provided the employee works at least 20 hours per week.<\/p>\n

Local 99 has announced it will coordinate the distribution of food boxes to members in need. Food distributions will be held “following the strike rallies” in the city’s Molina Grand Park on Tuesday and Friday. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe quantities are limited,\u201d the union said. \u201cWe encourage you to register and come prepared \u2013 for example, bringing a cart to carry items.\u201d<\/p>\n

two track day<\/h2>\n

Organizing a strike is a huge task, as is preparing to deal with the strike.<\/p>\n

Monday has thus become a two-way day \u2013 bargaining under intense pressure while gearing up for a walkout. <\/p>\n

The district has posted the list food distribution point<\/a> And Community-based “child supervision” sites<\/a> A limited number of children can participate in this.<\/p>\n

Children with moderate to severe disabilities cannot be accommodated. Nor can children under 4 years of age do this. <\/p>\n

Acting Superintendent. Andres Chait said the district knows from experience that many families will not seek child care, but it is also difficult to predict who will want it and in which areas.<\/p>\n

Some places may be mostly empty, others may be extremely crowded and people may have to turn away. <\/p>\n

It is still possible to avoid the strike<\/h2>\n

There are hopes the strike could be averted after Sunday’s announcement of tentative deals with UTLA and AALA<\/p>\n

Local 99 members are working under contract terms that expire June 30, 2024.<\/p>\n

In its posted materials, the district states its offer is 13% over three years. But this posting is probably outdated. The union wants even more, with terms varying depending on the job. <\/p>\n

In recent deals, Local 99 has sought and received higher percentage raises than UTLA and AALA. Union and district leaders have supported higher percentage increases for low-income people to make the increase more meaningful to those who need it most.<\/p>\n

Local 99 is also demanding stable work schedules as budget cuts have reduced many members’ hours. In some cases, these workers fell below the required hours limit to qualify for health benefits.<\/p>\n

Details on two other deals<\/h2>\n

The administrators’ deal includes a pay increase of 11.65% over two years and the opportunity to bargain for additional pay increases in the third year of the three-year contract. <\/p>\n

UTLA said the average pay increase for its members over the two-year agreement is 13.86%. <\/p>\n

It was also important for administrators to find an agreement to place limits on the potentially unlimited, uncompensated work expectations associated with the job of principal and assistant principal.<\/p>\n

According to the union, the district has agreed to a framework for a 40-hour week with flex time off for additional hours. It is not clear whether all the details of this provision have been ironed out. <\/p>\n

In its proposal, UTLA wanted a substantial increase in the automatic “step and column” raises teachers already receive based on years of experience and additional education credits. The union said on Sunday that important targets have been achieved in this area.<\/p>\n

The union also demanded an increase in the annual salary of beginning teachers. Under the agreement, that salary will increase immediately from $68,965 to $77,000, an 11.7% increase. <\/p>\n

UTLA has said the increases are needed to cushion the impact of inflation in an already high-cost sector. If the increase results in better teacher retention, the district and students will benefit as well \u2013 provided the increase is affordable.<\/p>\n

According to the union, the tentative agreement also includes:<\/p>\n

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  • Expanding student support by adding more than 450 attendance counselors, psychiatric social workers, school psychologists and counseling positions. <\/li>\n
  • Better control of class sizes for students with disabilities \u2013 including extra pay for teachers whose classes exceed maximum numbers. <\/li>\n
  • Establishing protections against subcontracting and artificial intelligence. <\/li>\n
  • A commitment to support immigrant students and families, including expanding resource centers for them. <\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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