School staff will get a big pay rise

After negotiations, California education workers who went on a massive strike this week won a 30% pay raise.

Via Le Figaro with AFP

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In protest against this, bus drivers, canteen workers and teaching assistants went on strike from Tuesday to Thursday.Poverty wages“. Frederick J. Brown/AFP

Californian education workers, who went on a massive strike this week in Los Angeles, won a 30% pay raise, their union announced Friday.

Bus drivers, canteen workers and educational aides working in the Los Angeles school district, the largest public education system in the United States after New York, are on strike Tuesday through Thursday.Poverty wages“. Because of this, More than 500,000 students in the city are out of class California, on the west coast.

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After negotiations, a tentative deal was announced Friday that matches the union’s wage demands, but has yet to be ratified by employees. According to the union, the increase will increase the average annual salary of its members from 25,000 to 33,000 dollars (23,200 to 27,800 euros).

Los Angeles is one of the most expensive cities in the country, with high prices for taxes, food, and basic services like electricity and water. According to the site Zillow, the average rent in the city is 3000 dollars (2787 euros) per month.

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