Members of the two largest unions representing teachers and nonteaching staff rally Wednesday at Molina Grand Park in downtown Los Angeles. United Teachers Los Angeles and Local 99 of SEIU announced April 14 as the strike date if no deal is reached before then. Los Angeles school officials defended their contract offers Thursday, saying “nobody wants a strike” — a day after the district’s two largest unions set April 14 as a strike date if no agreement is reached. It would mean more than 60,000 essential district workers — teachers, counselors, nurses, bus drivers, janitors and cafeteria workers — would walk off the job. The other union participating in the rally was Associated Administrators of Los Angeles, which represents about 3,000 principals, assistant principals and middle managers.

Source: Los Angeles Times March 20, 2026 01:26 UTC