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Au Associated Press
LOS ANGELES – Teachers of the country's second-largest school district are expected to strike Tuesday for the sixth day of school, as a result of discussions between Los Angeles Unified and United Teachers Los Angeles continues.
The union said Monday that teachers should return to pickets Tuesday morning, even though an agreement is reached Monday, stating that it takes time to mobilize the ratification vote of an agreement.
Mayor of Los Angeles Eric Garcetti remained optimistic during the fifth day of marathon negotiations at City Hall on Monday.
"The parties are still at the table and I am optimistic that we have the necessary momentum for young people in their classes," he said in a statement.
Tens of thousands of educators left work to go to picket on January 14 for the first time in 30 years. The union and the LA Unified School District disagree on issues such as salary, class size and support staff.
Teachers complained of overcrowded classrooms in which students sit on window sills or on the floor.
in K-12. Schools remain open during strike with reduced staff
More than 1,000 firefighters from the United States and Canada who are in Los Angeles at an international conference are scheduled to march Tuesday on behalf of 39 educators on strike. [19659014]
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