The union says the district offered a 3.7% raise. The average wage for service workers is $25,000 per year, and workers typically do not work full-time hours, according to the union. The service workers union is requesting a 30% pay raise across the board for all school service workers, plus a $2 per hour "equity wage adjustment" as well as changes to working conditions, including more staffing and the ability to file grievances. OmNyXkuelA- Daniel Fernandez March 21, 2023 Meanwhile, the picketers also braved the wet streets of Los Angeles and filmed choreographed dances in the street while holding umbrellas. The city also provided a number of child supervision sites to assist with child care. Cars lined up in the pouring rain throughout the day to pick up their meals. The school district says it distributed 124,596 meals on Tuesday at the drive-up distribution sites, which included a number of recreation facilities. Families that typically rely on school meals were afforded the opportunity to pick up three days worth of bagged lunches at a number of distribution centers around the city. Schools in the district have been closed since the strike began on Tuesday, forcing families to scramble to make alternative child care plans. They have been joined on the picket line by the LA teachers union, which joined the strike in solidarity.Ħ00,000 LOS ANGELES STUDENTS STUCK AT HOME AS THREE-DAY SCHOOL WORKER STRIKE BEGINS The union's membership is made up of district cafeteria workers, bus drivers, and other staff. The strike is set to last through Thursday as school service employees in Los Angeles Unified School District have walked off the job amid an impasse in negotiations between the Local 99 chapter of the Service Employees International Union and the school district. The school staff strike in Los Angeles entered its second day Wednesday after an unusually wet day on Tuesday saw striking employees dancing in the rain as families lined up to get take-home meals.
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