Stella/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) For the second time in five years, classes were canceled Tuesday for more than 500,000 Los Angeles public school students after tens of thousands of service workers, backed by the powerful teachers union, went on strike. Custodians, cafeteria workers, bus drivers, special education assistants and other members of the Service Employees International Union Local 99 walked off the job and hit the picket lines in the rain Tuesday morning after negotiations with the Los Angeles Unified School District came to a standstill. The 30,000 members of the service employees union are demanding higher wages and better working conditions. The labor action is the first major work stoppage for the city's public schools since a 2019 strike by the 35,000 members of the United Teachers Los Angeles Union. The teachers union is honoring the service union's picket lines, forcing the school district to shut down schools. Cecily Myart-Cruz, president of the UTLA, sa
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What are options for child care if LAUSD schools are closed for a three-day strike? Some L.A. County parks will be open, and other resources may be announced later.
Local 99 will announce the dates of a three-day walkout on Wednesday. United Teachers Los Angeles will join in. Schools will be closed if the strike takes place.
Local 99 will announce the dates of a three-day walkout on Wednesday. United Teachers Los Angeles will join in. Schools will be closed if the strike takes place.