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LAUSD teachers, principals approve new 2-year labor contracts. Next up: school staffers
Thousands gather outside the LAUSD headquarters in downtown Los Angeles in support of the SEIU99 and UTLA strike March 21, 2023.
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Two L.A. Unified school unions voted to approve their new contracts Friday night.
Members of United Teachers Los Angeles, which represents 37,00 teachers and other personnel, will get a nearly 14% raise, plus paid parental leave for the first time ever.
According to the union, 92% of eligible members voted yes.
The final 2-year deal includes:
- Updated salary scales
- Average salary increase of 13.86%, with a minimum increase of 8%
- More than 450 new PSAs, PSWs, school psychologists and counselor positions
- Special education agreement with first-ever 20:1 ratio for RST and planning time at schools, with 80% of students in general ed setting for 80% of the day
- Protections and right to bargain over subcontracting and AI
- Healthcare for substitutes after 93 days of work
Separately, members of AALA/TEAMSTER also ratified their new two-year contract Friday night, which includes a 12% wage increase. The union represents 3,000 L.A. Unified principals and administrators.
The final deal includes:
- A 12.15% wage increase
- A defined eight-hour workday and a 40-hour workweek
- Flex time with notice and no pre-approval
What's next
Next step is a vote by the LAUSD board.
One more to go
Meanwhile, members of SEIU Local 99 will start voting today through early May. That union represents bus drivers, cafeteria workers, classroom aides and other school support staff.
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The tentative deal promises to bring their 30,000 members a 24% pay increase and expanded healthcare access.
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