LAUSD and SEIU Local 99 Reach Tentative Agreement on New Contract, Providing Support Staff with 30% Wage Increase and Retroactive Pay Increase

The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) and Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 99 have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract for support staff, ending a three-day strike that shut down the nation’s second-largest school system.

SEIU Local 99, which represents about 30,000 LAUSD teachers’ aides, bus drivers, custodians and other support staff, announced Friday that the agreement includes a 30% wage increase and a retroactive pay increase of between $4,000 and $8,000.

The increase will raise the average annual salary of its workers from about $25,000 to $33,000, the union said. This will benefit workers such as bus drivers, custodians, cafeteria workers, special education assistants and other support staff.

The agreement was reached after a three-day strike that began on Tuesday and ended on Thursday. During the strike, teachers, parents and students rallied in support of the workers, who were demanding better pay and working conditions.

The agreement is a victory for the workers and the union, and a sign that the LAUSD is taking steps to ensure that its support staff are compensated fairly. The agreement will also help to ensure that the district’s students receive the best possible education.