Tens of thousands of US education workers launch strike
Workers in Los Angeles-area school district, second-largest in US, say wages are not enough to meet high living costs.
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Workers in Los Angeles-area school district, second-largest in US, say wages are not enough to meet high living costs.
About 150 of the district's more than 1,000 schools will remain open without instruction to give students a place to go.
About 150 of the district's more than 1,000 schools will remain open without instruction to give students a place to go.
Tens of thousands of workers in the Los Angeles Unified School District walked off the job Tuesday over stalled contract talks, and they were joined by teachers in a three-day strike that shut down the nation’s second-largest school system.
About 150 of the district's more than 1,000 schools will remain open without instruction to give students a place to go.