After intense mediation with LAUSD, members on our SEIU Local 99 bargaining team reached a tentative agreement in the early morning hours of April 14.

Because members’ unity and readiness to take action, we secured major wins—including significant improvements to wages and hours, stronger protections against subcontracting, increased staffing, and we successfully stopped layoffs for IT workers. This is what collective power looks like.

What We Won:

• 24% wage increase over 3 years (including 12% in retro pay). Click or tap here to calculate your raise!
• Protections against subcontracting
• No layoffs for IT workers
• Minimum 4 hours for all Unit B employees by July 1, 2027
• Minimum 6 hours for food service workers beginning July 1, 2026
• Guaranteed one 6-hour community rep at all schools with more than 200 students to be phased-in starting in 26-27 school year based on SENI indicators
• Minimum of 4 hours for all Unit G employees beginning July 1, 2027
• Minimum 4-hour assignment for Beyond the Bell employees after one year. Current Beyond the Bell employees will secure a minimum of four hours as of July 1, 2026.
• Task force to add more hours for workers
• Health benefits for members working a total of 4 hours in more than one assignment
• Sp. Ed. trainees and HCAs included in
• Minimum 7 hours for SEAs & HCAs now a permanent part of the contract
• Increase in uniform and footwear allowances for Unit C
• 8-hour bus driver positions now a permanent part of the contract
• And more!

Next Steps:

Our bargaining team recognizes this as a tentative agreement on wages, hours and other economic issues. LAUSD may be characterizing it as an agreement “in principle” because we are continuing to meet with the district to finalize language on non-economic issues, such as how we structure the no-subcontracting provision in the agreement and other operational items. Additionally, our team continues in bargaining with the district regarding layoffs of workers who are not in the IT department.

As with all tentative contract agreements, members will have the final say and vote to ratify it. When members ratify, or approve, the agreement, we will discuss with the district the roll-out of retroactive pay. Stay tuned for more details.