TitleMarch 27, 2023
In the United States, Los Angeles education workers have ended a three-day strike after reaching a tentative agreement with school districts late Friday. If the settlement is approved, some 30,000 bus drivers, helpers with special needs students, cafeteria workers, school custodians and other school staff will receive a 30% pay increase, bringing back salaries of up to $8,000 and an average salary of $33,000 a year, compared to their $25,000 a year. paid. Thirty-five thousand teachers from Los Angeles public schools joined a picket of education support workers last week.
In other labor news, auto workers have ousted the president-appointed president of the United Auto union in the first direct election in which union members have participated. Shawn Fain, who has been a member of the union for three decades, vowed to take a tougher approach to contract negotiations. The United Automotive Workers Union has been dogged by corruption scandals in recent years.
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