Sunday, April 12, 2026 2:55PM
LOS ANGELES () — A tentative agreement has been reached between the Los Angeles Unified School District and the teachers union ahead of a potential strike that could shut down schools.
The district’s two-year contract agreement with United Teachers Los Angeles was announced Sunday. It increases salary scales for union members by 11.65% and increases the beginning teacher salary $77,000 a year.
An LAUSD strike could be just days away, not just by teachers but principals, administrators and district employees as well.
The deal does not completely rule out the possibility of a strike from other educators and school workers.
LAUSD officials say they will continue to meet and negotiate over the weekend in hopes of keeping schools open come deadline day – which is set for Tuesday, April 14.
“The flexing of our collective power forced LAUSD to direct significant funding into critical priorities identified by UTLA members in the Win Our Future contract demands,” UTLA officials said in a statement posted to Instagram.
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