Los Angeles schools may close as nearly 85% of district’s workers plan to strike

Los Angeles schools could close next week because nearly 85% of the district’s workers plan to strike, demanding higher pay as the district reportedly holds on to $5 billion in reserves.”During spring break, the district met with the United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA), the Associated Administrators of Los Angeles (AALA), and Trades labor partners, successfully reaching an agreement with Trades,” a Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) spokesperson told Fox News Digital Friday.”The District has made extensive efforts to responsibly respond to labor partners’ proposals, and its offers remain among the most generous in the state.”But the three unions are clearly not satisfied with the proposals as they gear up to go on strike Tuesday.LA UNITED SCHOOL DISTRICT SCANDAL LEADS TO CHARGES AS $22M SCHEME ALLEGEDLY DRAINED FUNDS MEANT FOR STUDENTSLAUSD, comprising hundreds of K-12 schools and more than half a million students, has until Tuesday to come to an agreement. Otherwise, a strike will proceed. According to a local Fox affiliate, district officials launched a website Friday to assist families with food distribution and mental health services in case schools are closed.”We don’t want to strike,” Charmell Lee, a special education assistant and a member of Local 99 of Service Employees International Union, told the Los Angeles Times Thursday. “But we will if that’s what it takes to ensure our families can survive and our students have all the support they need — inside and outside the classroom.” “There is no question that schools will be closed if any two…

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