LAUSD schools to remain open after tentative agreements with unions avert strike

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:23:00 +0200

The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) will remain open on Tuesday after reaching a series of tentative agreements with three major employee unions, effectively averting a potential strike. Local 99 of the Service Employees International Union, representing about 30,000 lower-paid staff such as aides, custodians, bus drivers, and cafeteria workers, finalized its deal early Tuesday morning. This agreement marked the last of three necessary pacts to prevent a district-wide work stoppage. Earlier, United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA) and the Associated Administrators of Los Angeles (AALA) had also reached tentative agreements. While union members and the LAUSD Board of Education still need to ratify these deals, employees have secured pay increases, stable work schedules, and other benefits. UTLA members will see an average pay raise of 13.86% over two years, with starting teachers’ salaries rising to $77,000 from $68,965. Administrators received an 11.65% increase over two years,