Overview
- Los Angeles Unified said it reached a tentative two-year agreement with United Teachers Los Angeles that raises salary scales 11.65% and sets starting teacher pay at $77,000.
- The agreement requires ratification by UTLA members and approval by the Los Angeles Unified school board before it can take effect.
- Negotiations are still active with SEIU Local 99, which represents support staff, and with the administrators’ group, so the risk of campus closures depends on those outcomes.
- UTLA says the tentative package also includes paid parental leave, more mental health staffing, and protections related to artificial intelligence and subcontracting.
- The deal follows more than a year of bargaining shaped by declining enrollment and budget strain, with unions pointing to district reserves and LAUSD projecting future deficits.