The union that represents Los Angeles school cafeteria workers, bus drivers and custodians announced Monday that it will hold a vote to authorize a strike.
If the workers approve a strike, a walkout would not be inevitable, but union leaders could call one without returning to the membership for permission. The move could provide more leverage at the bargaining table to negotiators for Local 99 of the Service Employees International Union.
. . . The nation’s second-largest school system faces financial pressures on various fronts, including pension deficits, unfunded retiree healthcare and declining enrollment — caused by demographic changes and the growth of independently run charter schools. District officials have said the school system must cut costs to remain solvent.
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