Coverage dated March 20, 2023

Los Angeles schools shut down as staff begin 3-day strike

Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

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.

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

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  1. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Los Angeles schools shut down as staff begin 3-day strike (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    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.

  2. Wyoming Public Media

    LA schools are shuttered as union workers begin a massive 3-day strike (opens Wyoming Public Media)

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    Wyoming Public Media's feed description

    Support staff in the nation's second-largest school district walked out over stalled contract negotiations. Teachers joined them in support.

  3. KRDO

    Los Angeles school workers will go on a 3-day strike, shutting down the nation's second-largest district. Here's what they want (opens KRDO)

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    KRDO's feed description

    By Cheri Mossburg and Holly Yan, CNN A union representing 30,000 Los Angeles school custodians, cafeteria workers, bus drivers and other support staff will start a three-day strike Tuesday, effectively stopping classes for more than a half million students in the nation’s second-largest school distr…

  4. FOX 5 DC

    All LAUSD schools closed as thousands of employees begin strike (opens FOX 5 DC)

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    FOX 5 DC's feed description

    Los Angeles Unifed campuses will be closed Tuesday and likely through Thursday as service workers begin a planned strike -- leaving more than 400,000 students without classes.

  5. Kokomo Tribune

    Los Angeles schools to close as district workers plan strike (opens Kokomo Tribune)

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    Kokomo Tribune's feed description

    Tens of thousands of workers in the Los Angeles Unified School District will walk off the job over stalled contract talks. They will be joined Tuesday in solidarity by teachers

  6. Newsweek

    LAUSD strike sees hundreds of schools close as teachers walk out over pay (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Many schools in the district will be closed on Tuesday as service workers and teachers strike over better wages and staffing levels.

  7. The Brunswick News

    Massive strike shuts down LAUSD, leaving 420,000 students out of school (opens The Brunswick News)

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    The Brunswick News's feed description

    LOS ANGELES — A massive three-day strike calling for better wages and working conditions for some of Los Angeles public schools’ lowest paid employees — bus drivers, custodians, special education

  8. Los Angeles Times

    Last-minute talks fail, massive LAUSD strike and school shutdowns set for Tuesday (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    Los Angeles Unified School district and its union fail to reach a strike settlement. Staff and teachers are ready to walk out Tuesday and close down schools.

  9. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Los Angeles schools shut down as staff strike for better pay (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    Thousands of service workers backed by teachers began a three-day strike against the Los Angeles Unified School District on Tuesday, shutting down education for a half-million students in the nation's second-largest school system.

  10. New York Times

    Los Angeles Schools Close as Workers Begin Three-Day Strike (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    The work stoppage began early Tuesday morning with a picket line at a district bus yard.

  11. NBC Los Angeles

    After Last-Ditch Talks Break Down, Workers to Begin 3-Day Strike, Closing Schools in LAUSD (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    Tens of thousands of workers in the Los Angeles Unified School District on Tuesday will begin a three-day strike that is expected to shut down schools in the country’s second-largest district.

  12. The New Republic

    Los Angeles School Workers Begin Strike, Shut Down Second Largest District in the Country (opens The New Republic)

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    The New Republic's feed description

    The strike halts classes for more than 566,000 students in California.

  13. CBS News

    All LAUSD schools to close Tuesday as strike appears inevitable (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Some 60,000 workers comprised of striking support staff like custodians and cafeteria workers along with the local teachers union are set to walk out.

  14. NPR

    Hundreds of thousands of students stayed home as a labor strike starts in LA (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    The union representing bus drivers and other support staff for the Los Angeles Unified School District begin a three-day strike. The teachers union plans to walk out in support.

  15. Wyoming Public Media

    Unions in Los Angeles begin 3-day school strike (opens Wyoming Public Media)

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    Wyoming Public Media's feed description

    Support staff in the nation's second-largest school district plan a walkout over stalled contract negotiations. Teachers say they'll join them in support.

  16. New York Times

    The Latest: Los Angeles Schools Strike: Classes Called Off for 420,000 Students (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    The union representing teachers’ aides, custodians, bus drivers and other workers in the nation’s second-largest school district has started a three-day walkout that teachers joined in solidarity. Here’s what we’re covering

  17. FOX 6 Milwaukee

    All LAUSD schools closed as thousands of employees begin 3-day strike (opens FOX 6 Milwaukee)

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    FOX 6 Milwaukee's feed description

    Los Angeles Unifed campuses will be closed Tuesday and likely through Thursday as service workers begin a planned strike -- leaving more than 400,000 students without classes.

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