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March 27, 2023

Los Angeles Education Workers Reach Deal over Pay After 3-Day Strike
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Here in the U.S., educational staff in Los Angeles reached a tentative
deal with the school district late Friday following a three-day strike.
If approved, some 30,000 bus drivers, special education assistants,
cafeteria workers, custodians and others will receive a 30% wage
increase, retroactive pay of up to $8,000, and average salaries of
$33,000, up from $25,000. Thirty-five thousand L.A. public school
teachers joined the picket line last week with the educational support
workers.

In other labor news, workers ousted the appointed president of the
United Auto Workers in its first direct election by union members. Shawn
Fain, a three-decades-long union member, has vowed to take a tougher
approach in contract negotiations. The UAW has been dogged by corruption
scandals in recent years.


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