LOS ANGELES — (LOS ANGELES) -- For the second time in five years, classes were canceled Tuesday for approximately 420,000 Los Angeles public school students after tens of thousands of service workers, backed by the powerful teachers union, went on strike.
Custodians, cafeteria workers, bus drivers, special education assistants and other members of the Service Employees International Union Local 99 walked off the job and hit the picket lines in the rain Tuesday morning after negotiations with the Los Angeles Unified School District came to a standstill. The 30,000 members of the service employees union are demanding higher wages and better working conditions.
Cecily Myart-Cruz, president of the UTLA, said Tuesday that her members are supporting the service employees' demands to show"respect to the education workers that keep our schools working and our children safe." Carvalho said he and the district's negotiating team waited for hours on Monday to resume labor talks, but never got a response from the service workers union.
"Unfortunately, LAUSD broke that confidentiality by sharing it with the media before our bargaining team, which makes all decisions, had a chance to discuss how to proceed," Arias said."This is yet another example of the school district's continued disrespect of school workers. We are ready to strike."
In December 2022, the union declared an impasse in negotiations, prompting the appointment of a state mediator. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said the city is helping parents cope with the strike by making recreation centers available to students. All city public libraries will also remain open and the Los Angeles Zoo is offering free admission to students during the strike.
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