News & Commentary April 10, 2023
https://onlabor.org/april-10-2023/
By Morgan Sperry
Morgan Sperry is a student at Harvard Law School.
In todays News and Commentary, Los Angeles Unified School District workers have approved a union contract after last months three-day strike over pay and staffing and, for the first time in the schools 250+ year history, Rutgers University faculty and staff are on strike.
Over the weekend, Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) workers approved a union contract after a three-day strike over wages and staffing (which OnLabor reported on two weeks ago). Service Employees International Union Local 99 said Saturday that the agreement will increase wages by 30% for workers who are paid an average of $25,000 a year. The contract also includes a $1,000 bonus for employees who worked during the COVID-19 pandemic, and expanded family health care benefits. Still, the school districts Board of Education must approve the contract. The Board intends to vote on it later this month.
FULL story at link above.