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March 21, 2023

Los Angeles School Workers Launch Three-Day Strike, Demanding Living Wages
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In Los Angeles, tens of thousands of school custodians, cafeteria
workers, bus drivers and other school support staff have begun a
three-day strike demanding dignified working conditions and living
wages, after nearly a year of negotiations with the Los Angeles Unified
School District. Their union is calling for at least a 30% income
increase as school staff only makes an average of $25,000 annually, or
roughly $12 per hour. Tens of thousands of L.A. teachers have joined the
strike in solidarity.


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