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How 30,000 LA School Employees Won a Landmark Contract
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 Apr. 15, 2026 | COLLECTIVE ACTION | On Monday evening, I watched as Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass paced nervously back and forth outside the conference room of SEIU Local 99. Bass had been called in by the LA United School District (LAUSD) to negotiate an agreement hours away from an imminent strike of more than 30,000 school employees, backed by as many as 50,000 teachers and administrators who were ready to strike in solidarity. With the strike deadline less than 12 hours away, picket signs, flyers, stickers, and sign-up sheets filled tables in the hallways. …“We kept shaking the tree, and hundreds of millions of dollars fell out,” said Lester Garcia, Political Director for SEIU 99. Payday Report
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