An overwhelming 89% of SEIU Local 99 members voted to approve an agreement with LAUSD that respects classified school workers’ voice in decisions about the school calendar and ensures:

• Three week winter break is maintained
• There will be no retaliation by the district against strikers.
• 5 optional paid days for non A basis members including early ed centers and adult ed
• Vacation cash-out during winter break, including for members who choose to work during the Winter Recess Academy
• Maintained the 3 dry run days for bus drivers
• Additional instructional days for students

Voting was held online from June 7-9.
Read the full language of the agreement here.

This agreement comes after both SEIU Local 99 and United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA) filed unfair practice charges against LAUSD because they implemented school calendars for the next three years without first negotiating with us, as required by law. On top of that, our union had already filed several charges against LAUSD because they harassed and intimidated members for speaking out for a fair contract and voting to strike. The agreement addresses these charges and allows us to move forward toward building a more respectful work environment at LAUSD.

More details on the tentative agreement

For 2023-2024 and 2024-25:
The 3-week winter break will be maintained.

In order to recoup the 3 lost instructional days from March 2023, the required work days will be 183 rather than 182. All 183 days will be instructional days, meaning that the 2 pupil-free days will be turned into instructional days. The additional day added to the work year will be paid at the employee’s hourly rate.

Two optional onsite “Employee Preparation” days will be added. These days are voluntary for educators, who will be paid at their hourly rate of pay, and can be used to prepare for the opening and closing of each school year, without direction from their site administrators or supervisors.

Three optional “Winter Recess Academy” days will be added during the Winter Break for CSPP, UTK-12, and Adult Education. These days are similar to the accelerated days and will be voluntary for staff. Staff who choose to work those days will be compensated at their hourly rate.

SEIU 99 members who work on the Winter Recess Academy days shall also be allowed to cash out their corresponding vacation days, in accordance with procedures and timelines established by the District.

Both SEIU Local 99 and UTLA members working at EECs will have the option of working onsite two Saturdays (scheduled by a majority vote of staff at the site) of each school year for general preparation work, to be managed at the discretion of the employee, and paid at their regular rate of pay.

Bus drivers will have three “dry run” days prior to the first instructional, paid at their regular daily rate.

For 2025-2026, SEIU Local 99, UTLA, and LAUSD will negotiate a calendar, which will no longer require the additional workday.

LAUSD will not use strike participation for purposes of discipline or negative evaluations, and will not use strike participation as evidence of excessive absences or poor job performance. The district will also rescind or revise any already completed performance evaluations that used strike participation as grounds for a negative evaluation.

LAUSD will drop their unfair practice charges against UTLA and SEIU 99 alleging that the March 2023 strike was unlawful. SEIU 99 and UTLA will drop our unfair practice charges against the district.

More details about the proposed date changes:

2023-2024

• 183 required workdays – 183 instructional days – 3 week winter break
• Employee Preparation Day: Friday August 11 (Optional)
• Employee Preparation Days for Bus Drivers: Wednesday, August 9, Thursday, August 10, and Friday August 11, 2023 so as to allow for up to 3 dry run days
• First day of instruction: Monday, August 14
• Last day of instruction: Tuesday, June 11
• Employee Preparation Day: Wednesday, June 12 (Optional)
• “Winter Recess Academy” days for CSPP, UTK-12, and Adult Education employees from Monday, December 18 through Wednesday, December 20 (Optional)
• Two Employee Preparation Saturdays for EEC employees (Optional)

2024-2025

• 183 required workdays – 183 instructional days – 3 week winter break
• Optional Employee Preparation Day: Friday, August 9 (Optional)
• Employee Preparation Days for Bus Drivers: Wednesday, August 7, Thursday, August 8, and Friday August 9, 2024, allowing up to 3 dry run days.
• First day of instruction: Monday, August 12
• Last day of instruction: Tuesday, June 10
• Employee Preparation Day: Wednesday, June 11 (Optional)
• “Winter Recess Academy” days for CSPP, UTK-12, and Adult Education from Monday December 16 through Wednesday, December 18 (Optional)
• Two Employee Preparation Saturdays for EEC employees (Optional)