Overview
- United Teachers Los Angeles and SEIU Local 99 set April 14 as the walkout date if no agreements are reached, following a joint downtown rally.
- A strike on that date would likely shutter campuses serving roughly 400,000 K–12 students, with more than 60,000 employees poised to walk off the job.
- UTLA seeks an average 17% raise over two years, including lifting early‑career pay to about $80,000, while the district has offered about 8% over two years with an open third year.
- Local 99 is pushing for double‑digit raises over three years and stable hours that preserve healthcare eligibility; LAUSD says its proposals rank among California’s highest and include class‑size and counseling‑ratio reductions plus no further subcontracting.
- Acting Supt. Andres Chait urged avoiding a strike as LAUSD faces projected shortfalls, recent layoff notices affecting about 657 positions, and leadership turmoil with Supt. Alberto Carvalho on leave after FBI raids tied in reporting to the AllHere contract; bargaining and fact‑finding continue in the coming weeks.