A sweeping three-day LAUSD strike that shut down Los Angeles public schools, led by school support staff and backed by teachers, ended Thursday, as workers claimed the walkout empowered their union.
that shut down Los Angeles public schools — led by support staff and backed by teachers — ended Thursday, clearing the way for students to return to class, but the unsettled labor dispute continues to threaten the stability of the nation’s second-largest school district.
“When we fight we win!” they chanted, along with teachers and family members who joined them in support. The union wants a 30% across-the-board salary increase plus a $2-per-hour addition for the lowest-paid workers. Vonita Rogers, a special education job developer at Banneker Career Transition Center, rallies on Thursday, the last day of a scheduled three-day strike, in front of Avalon Gardens Elementary School in Los Angeles.
“Honestly, I don’t think I could survive,” she said. “I love where I work, but if we can’t make it I would have to move on.”L.A. high school students get an real-time civics lesson on the state of labor relations in the nation’s second-largest school district Some enrichment opportunities for her two children, ages 7 and 13, are out of the question. A STEM program and visits to the Natural History Museum are out of reach, as is a county soccer league — she said she can’t pay the $45-per-child fee or purchaseRaindrops cover a sign during the protest on Wednesday.
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