Los Angeles Unified School District and union leaders said Friday they reached an agreement on a new contract for workers after a strike that shut down the nation’s second-largest school system for three days.
The agreement includes pay raises for workers such as bus drivers, custodians, cafeteria workers, special education assistants and other support staff. Union leaders from Local 99 of the Service Employees International Union say they will raise the average salary for these workers significantly.
The deal still has to be voted on by the union.
About 30,000 workers are represented by unions from Tuesday to Thursday amid stalled contract talks. Classes resume on Friday.
District Superintendent Alberto Carvalho, SEIU Local 99 Executive Director Max Arias and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass announced the deal together.
Members of United Teachers Los Angeles, a union representing 35,000 educators, counselors and other staff, joined the picket line in solidarity.