Los Angeles schools strike last-minute deal, avoiding shutdown
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Los Angeles schools reached a last-minute deal with unions, avoiding a widespread shutdown for 400,000 students.
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If you are a student or parent in the Los Angeles Unified School District, schools will remain open due to this last-minute deal.
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The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) reached a last-minute deal early Tuesday, preventing a planned walkout by three unions. This agreement avoids a shutdown that would have impacted over 1,000 schools and nearly 400,000 students in the nation's second-largest school district. The deal in principle was struck with the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 99, averting widespread disruption. This resolution ensures that schools will remain open for the upcoming school day.
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The Los Angeles Unified School District reached a deal in principle with Service Employees International Union Local 99.
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