LAUSD reaches historic deal, meets demands of union workers following 3-day strike
right now to our top story. It's being called historic. Essential workers reach a tentative deal with the LA USD on a new contract. Yeah, this landmark deal was reached yesterday, and it of course followed that three day strike this week that shut down schools. KTLA's Carlos Herrera is live in North Hills with more on what they agreed to Carlos. This agreement was a really big deal because there was already talk about if there could be another strike, right? Yeah, and I'm glad you mentioned that because if this new agreement is approved by union workers, not only would employees get what they want, but also prevent the shutdown of LA USD schools yet again. Now, Mayor Bass, who facilitated the negotiations between the LA USD and the workers union, says she's proud of this deal.
She's calling it historic. And I am hopeful that this is the beginning of a new relationship that will lead to a stronger LA USD and a better future for its workers and students in the years ahead. This new contracts meets the demands of more than 30,000 school workers across LA, including bus drivers, custodians, and cafeteria workers. It'll span from July 2020 to June 2024 and includes a 30% pay increase along with an expansion of benefits. Those include a 6% ongoing wage increase, retroactive to July 1st of 2021, a 7% ongoing wage increase, retroactive to July 1st, 2022, a 7% ongoing wage increase that takes effect July 1st, 2023, a $2 per hour increase for all workers effective January 1st of 2024. It also provides a $1,000 appreciation bonus for current employees who worked on campus in 2020 and 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic. And it also raises the district's minimum wage to $22.
52, which is actually more than what the city and the state require. It also provides health benefits for part-time workers and their qualified dependents. And that increases hours in pay for employees who work with students with special needs. Mayor Bass says this deal lays a new path for LIUSD and future employees. This is about the high cost of living in Los Angeles. Los Angeles, as everybody knows, has become virtually unaffordable. And Superintendent Alberto Carvalho says this deal will also impact negotiations between school districts and other worker unions across the nation.
And that will help him come up in the next hour. For an hour live in North Hills, I'm Carlos Herrera, KTLA 5 News, just on it back to you guys. We look forward to hearing that. Carlos, thank you.
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