The Los Angeles United School Board has tentatively reached a deal with a union to increase the salary of almost 30,000 workers.
The deal between the school board and the Service Employees International Union Local 99, which is representing bus drivers and other school staff, will create an expansion of healthcare benefits for part-time employees, invest considerable resources into professional development for the workforce, and increase pay for the employees, according to a statement released by the school board on Friday.
Other benefits provided by this agreement include healthcare benefits for employees who work at least four hours a day and salary increases of 6% ongoing wage increase retroactive to July 1, 2021, 7% ongoing wage increase retroactive to July 1, 2022, 7% ongoing wage increase effective July 1, 2023, and $2 per hour increase for all employees effective Jan. 1, 2024."Our fight brought our city and country together," read a statement by the union on social media.
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