LOS ANGELES — As the Los Angeles Unified School District strike that has shut down campuses moved to its conclusion Thursday afternoon, schools will reopen Friday and Mayor Karen Bass will continue working to mediate the ongoing dispute.
The participation of the mayor began Wednesday and was expected to continue as efforts go on to work out an accord between L.A. Unified and Local 99 of Service Employees International Union, which represents some of the lowest-paid school employees and whose members include gardeners, custodians, teacher aides, special education assistants, bus drivers and food service workers.
Bass hopes to help the parties reach an agreement “to reopen schools and guarantee fair treatment of all LAUSD workers,” according to a public schedule sent out by her office.
