CNN —
A union representing 30,000 Los Angeles school custodians, cafeteria workers, bus drivers and other support staff will start a three-day strike Tuesday – effectively stopping classes for more than a half million students.
Members of SEIU (Service Employees International Union) Local 99 will walk off the job after nearly a year of negotiations with the Los Angeles Unified School District failed to produce a contract resolution.
Superintendent Alberto Carvalho announced schools would be canceled for students starting Tuesday after last-minute negotiations, which included new raise offers, failed.
The union wants “equitable wage increases, more full-time work, respectful treatment, and increased staffing levels for improved student services,” it said.
The workers’ average salary is $25,000 a year, and most work part-time – which has led to staffing shortages, the union said.
The union is getting a boost of support from United Teachers Los Angeles – a union representing about 30,000 teachers in the nation’s second-largest school district.
UTLA said teachers will participate in a solidarity strike this week and join SEIU rallies.
Members of SEIU Local 99 – Education Workers United – said they want:
• A 30% pay raise, plus an additional $2 an hour over next four years
• Increased employment hours for part-time workers
The latest offers announced by the Los Angeles school district on Monday included:
• A 23% reccurring pay increase, plus a 3%...
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