LAUSD and Teachers Union Reach Tentative Two-Year Agreement to Potentially Avoid Strike

Sun, 12 Apr 2026 19:15:00 +0200

Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) and the United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA) have reached a tentative two-year agreement just days before a planned strike that could have affected schools across Los Angeles. The agreement proposes an 11.65% increase in salary scales and raises the starting teacher salary from approximately $68,000 to $77,000 per year. The district emphasized that additional negotiations are needed with Local 99 of the Service Employees International Union and the Associated Administrators of Los Angeles to fully avert the strike scheduled for Tuesday, April 14, 2026. LAUSD officials plan to continue discussions over the weekend to finalize these agreements and keep schools open. The district also indicated that further details of the 2025–2027 Collective Bargaining Agreement with UTLA will be shared as they become available. Community members, parents, and educators have shown support for teachers throughout the negotiation process, highlighting the importanc