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    Massive strike shutters LAUSD as a sea of workers seeking higher wages rallies downtown

    by Andrew J. Campa, Howard Blume, Brennon Dixson, Grace Toohey and Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times Mar 21, 2023 5 minutes
    Mary Claire-Little, right, an English teacher, joins a rally by striking Los Angeles Unified School District employees, including bus drivers, teachers and custodians, in front of Robert F. Kenedy Communityy School on Tuesday, March 21, 2023 in Los Angeles.

    LOS ANGELES — The start of a massive three-day strike led by the lowest paid public school workers and supported by teachers shut down Los Angeles campuses Tuesday amid a fierce morning storm, sent parents scrambling for child care and meals and brought thousands of picketers to campuses and a boisterous afternoon rally downtown.

    The strike culminated a months-long build-up of labor tensions in the nation’s second largest school district. Bus drivers, custodians, special education assistants, cafeteria workers — all members of Local 99 of the Service Employees International Union — have been negotiating with the district, demanding a 30% salary increase, plus $2 more per hour for the lowest paid employees.

    Last ditch-efforts to avert the walkout failed late Monday, setting the stage for the strike. No new talks are scheduled. Supt. Alberto Carvalho pleaded

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