🌈🚌 LA School Workahs Win Big Wit New Contract Afta Strike 🍽️🏫
Da union wea stay representin all kine Los Angeles school workahs wen go vote “supah plenny” fo’ approve one new contract wit da Los Angeles Unified School District afta las month’s three-day strike, da union guys wen tell in one news release on top one Saturday. 😃📣
Ova 99% of da Service Employees International Union Local 99 membahs wen go vote fo’ say yes to da new deal, from April 3 to da 7, da union said, wea get about 30,000 LA school janitors, cafeteria workahs, bus drivahs an’ oddah student services kine staff. 🚌🍔
Da board of da Los Angeles Unified School District gotta vote on dis deal too, wea da union wen say get all dis kine stuffs inside: 📋🏫
• 30% kala raise, so da average salary goin’ jump from $25,000 to $33,000 💰💵 • $1,000 bonus fo’ da guys who wen work during da Covid-19 pandemic 🦠💪 • Fully paid ohana health care benefits dat goin’ spread to da teachahs’ assistants an’ aftah-school program workahs, an’ mo’ oddahs 🏥👨👩👧👦 • Mo’ hours fo’ workahs like da special ed assistants ⏰🎓
“Dis contract goin’ show love an’ aloha fo’ da real important kine work of da guys who work hard fo’ make shua da keiki can learn in one clean, safe, an’ supportive environment,” Max Arias, SEIU Local 99 executive director, wen say in da release. 🤙🏽📚
“Dis one big step forward wit plenty good kine upgrades to da kala, work hours, an’ benefits fo’ da hard workin’ education workahs who wen get left in da dust fo’ way too long.” 🎉💯
Cuz dey wen feel undervalued by da union fo’ low kala, small kine staffing an’ not enough hours, da membahs wen go strike fo’ three days las month, from March 21 to 23, an’ dat wen make pau da school fo’ ova half a million keiki dat get served by da nation’s second-biggest school district. 🚫📆
Da United Teachers Los Angeles union wen go kokua da school workahs’ strike, tellin’ dea own membahs fo’ join da picket lines an’ rallies fo’ show aloha. Da strike wen happen afta one whole year of no can come to agreement wit da LAUSD. 🤝🚧
“We no like da world,” custodian Jose Tovar wen tell CNN affiliate KCBS/KCAL dat time, “but jus’… fo’ live above water.” 🌊🏊♂️
NOW IN ENGLISH
🌈🚌 LA School Workers Win Big with New Contract After Strike 🍽️🏫
The union representing thousands of Los Angeles school workers has voted “overwhelmingly” to approve a new contract with the Los Angeles Unified School District after last month’s three-day strike, union officials said in a news release on Saturday. 😃📣
Over 99% of the Service Employees International Union Local 99 members voted to approve the new agreement between April 3 and 7, the union stated, which represents around 30,000 LA school custodians, cafeteria workers, bus drivers, and other student services staff. 🚌🍔
The board of the Los Angeles Unified School District also has to vote on the agreement, which the union said includes: 📋🏫
• A 30% wage increase, raising the average salary from $25,000 to $33,000 💰💵 • A $1,000 bonus for those who worked during the Covid-19 pandemic 🦠💪 • Fully paid family health care benefits that will be expanded to teachers’ assistants and after-school program workers, among others 🏥👨👩👧👦 • Increased hours for workers like special education assistants ⏰🎓
“This contract recognizes the essential work of those who work hard to ensure students can learn in a clean, safe, and supportive environment,” Max Arias, SEIU Local 99 executive director, said in the release. 🤙🏽📚
“It is a major step forward with significant improvements to wages, work hours, and benefits for dedicated education workers who have been left behind for far too long.” 🎉💯
Feeling undervalued by the union due to low wages, minimal staffing, and inadequate hours, members went on strike for three days last month, from March 21 to 23, which halted classes for over half a million students served by the nation’s second-largest school district. 🚫📆
The United Teachers Los Angeles union supported the school workers’ strike, urging its members to join picket lines and rallies in solidarity. The strike followed nearly a year of unsuccessful negotiations with the LAUSD. 🤝🚧
“We’re not asking for the world,” custodian Jose Tovar told CNN affiliate KCBS/KCAL at the time, “but just… to live above water.” 🌊🏊♂️
