Education Mar 24 Los Angeles schools, union leaders reach deal on worker pay and benefits after strike The Los Angeles Unified School District and union leaders said Friday they reached a deal on pay raises for bus drivers, custodians and other support staff after a three-day strike that shut down the nation's second-largest school system. By Robert Jablon, Associated Press
Education Mar 21 Watch 7:39 LA schools closed as workers strike for better wages and conditions A massive strike shut down schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District and it's focused on higher wages and better working conditions. This school strike was not initiated by the teachers, who are still under contract, but by some… By Geoff Bennett, Alexis Cox, Eliot Barnhart, Courtney Norris
Education Mar 21 Los Angeles schools shut down as thousands of workers begin 3-day strike Demonstrations began at a bus yard and are expected at schools across the city by union members that represent 30,000 teachers’ aides, special education assistants, bus drivers, custodians, cafeteria workers and other support staff. By Christopher Weber, Associated Press
Education Jan 18 Los Angeles teachers’ strike enters 5th day amid talks Clashes over pay, class sizes and support-staff levels in the Los Angeles school district with 640,000 students led to its first strike in 30 years. By Christopher Weber, Associated Press
Jan 14 Opinion: Charter schools are draining LA’s public schools. That’s why I’m on strike By Adriana Chavira On paper, my school looks good. But we fight a constant battle against low enrollment due to competition from charter schools. Continue reading