Strike

Some 1400 UK offshore workers are preparing to strike "within weeks at sites operated by major oil and gas companies, the Unite union said on Monday.

[Sparrows](/business/energy/offshore-workers-strike-uk-continental-shelf-says-unite-2023-03-10/) Offshore Services workers recently voted to strike at dozens of platforms on the UK continental shelf including those operated by BP and Shell. [(BP.L)](https://www.reuters.com/companies/BP.L), CNRI [(CNRI.V)](https://www.reuters.com/companies/CNRI.V), EnQuest [(ENQ.L)](https://www.reuters.com/companies/ENQ.L), Harbour , Ithaca [(ITH.L)](https://www.reuters.com/companies/ITH.L), Shell , and Total [(TTEF.PA)](https://www.reuters.com/companies/TTEF.PA) will be affected, Unite said in a news release. The planned action includes offshore workers at Bilfinger UK Limited, Stork construction workers, those at Petrofac Facilities Management Limited on the FPF1 platform and Wood Group UK workers on TAQA platforms. March 20 (Reuters) - Some 1,400 UK offshore workers are preparing to strike "within weeks at sites operated by major oil and gas companies, the Unite union said on Monday. [The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.](https://www.thomsonreuters.com/en/about-us/trust-principles.html) Unite says 1,400 UK offshore workers to strike 'within weeks'

The union representing workers, including custodians, cafeteria workers, teacher assistants, and other support staff voted to walk off the job this week, ...

There is a possibility that if they reach an agreement the strike could be called off, but as of now it is still planned for Tuesday. The union representing workers, including custodians, cafeteria workers, teacher assistants, and other support staff voted to walk off the job this week, and LAUSD teachers have said they will walk out too in support of their colleagues, meaning campuses will close. Saturday’s rally brought together in people supporting of the upcoming strike including the teacher’s union UTLA, standing in solidarity with SEIU to demand better working conditions.

“1400 offshore workers are now set to take strike action against these employers who are raking it but refusing to give them a fair share of the pie. This will ...

Around 700 offshore workers at Bilfinger UK Limited are set to down tools after Unite members voted in favour of taking industrial action as part of a pay dispute. BP’s bonanza profits come after Shell reports earnings of £32 billion, bringing the combined total profits of the top two energy companies in Britain to a record £55 billion. Unite members employed by the Wood Group UK Limited on TAQA platforms similarly voted to take strike action. Unite members employed by Petrofac Facilities Management Limited on the FPF1 platform also voted in favour of strike action. John Boland, Unite industrial officer, added: “Unite has received unprecedented support in favour of industrial action in the UK Continental Shelf. This will create a tsunami of industrial unrest in the offshore sector.

North Sea oil workers vote to strike over pay as oil giants operating rigs announce £146 billion profits. 20th March 2023, London – Oil giants that operate ...

For decades fossil fuel companies have put their profits ahead of people and the planet. The fight for clean energy must also be a fight for good pay and proper working conditions. We stand in full solidarity with striking rig workers and for a renewable energy transition that can provide jobs and security for all.” “It is absolutely essential that workers, communities and all those impacted are at the heart of the UK’s green transition. It’s infuriating to see these companies prioritize excessive executive rewards over the fair wages and safe working conditions that their employees rightfully deserve.” Meanwhile their CEOs both enjoyed bumper pay packets, with Ben van Beurden of Shell taking home £9.7 million and Bernard Looney of BP earning £10 million last year.

A potentially crippling strike by service workers that would shut down Los Angeles Unified School District campuses for three days was looming large over ...

We will make sure to do all we can to provide resources needed by the families of our city." "Schools are so much more than centers of education – they are a safety net for hundreds of thousands of Los Angeles families. "We demand that LAUSD stop the unlawful activity, or workers are ready to take stronger action to protest these unfair practices. "I know that we focus our attention on the needs of the workforce. I need to focus my attention also primarily on the needs of our kids." That dispute ended thanks in part to intervention by then-Mayor Eric Garcetti, who helped spur labor talks at City Hall and broker a deal between the district and union. "We would simply have no way of ensuring a safe and secure environment where teaching can take place," Carvalho said. "The superintendent would see how bad it would get in three days," said Frank Sopapunta, a parent outside of Coldwater Canyon Elementary School. "However, the Board's decision today confirms that workers have a right to protest over the threats and harassment waged against them by the school district. "PERB has denied Los Angeles Unified's request for injunctive relief, without prejudice, because the PERB Board did not find the extraordinary remedy of seeking injunctive relief to be met at this juncture. in front of the Los Angeles Unified School District Headquarters at 333 S. On Friday, LAUSD filed charges claiming a strike by SEIU Local 99 members was unlawful," said a statement from Max Arias, the SEIU Local 99 Executive Director in a statement after the charges were rejected.

The L.A. Unified School District contends that Local 99 acted illegally in calling a three-day strike, starting Tuesday. For now, the strike is still on.

“Volunteers will engage in physical work and will be standing for the duration of the event. The county sites are green and the district blue. When a site is full, the pin is supposed to turn red, but that will depend on how quickly staff on location can submit a report to update the map. “We recommend parents and caretakers use thoughtful discretion when determining whether or not their child or teen can work at the library without parental supervision,” Lee said. The map of locations is color coded. “Your commitment to this effort is critical,” the advisory states. The county sites close 30 minutes earlier than the school district sites. Each family can receive six meals per student — for breakfast and lunch on each of the three strike days. The district has experience from the pandemic distributing vast numbers of meals. Unified had argued that the strike — by Local 99 of Service Employees International Union — is illegal, on the grounds that the union’s official justification is not the real reason for the walkout. “Contrary to SEIU’s assertions,” the issue has not yet been determined, the statement said. They are the fearless lunch ladies and the entry gate supervisors.

Around 1400 offshore workers employed on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) platforms will take strike action in the next weeks…

This action will hit a number of major operators including BP, Shell, Apache and Harbour Energy, Unite said. Unite further said that its members employed by the Wood Group UK Limited on TAQA platforms similarly voted to take strike action. Unite members employed by Petrofac Facilities Management Limited on the FPF1 platform also voted in favour of strike action.

Officials for SEIU Local 99 — representing roughly 30,000 cafeteria workers, bus drivers, custodians, special education assistants and other workers — said ...

The district on Friday announced the creation of a website at achieve.lausd.net/schoolupdates which will “provide resources for families during the work stoppage period” from Tuesday through Thursday. I need to focus my attention also primarily on the needs of our kids.” That dispute ended thanks in part to intervention by then-Mayor Eric Garcetti, who helped spur labor talks at City Hall and broker a deal between the district and union. “I know that we focus our attention on the needs of the workforce. “We would simply have no way of ensuring a safe and secure environment where teaching can take place,” Carvalho said. UTLA is pushing for a 20% raise for its workers. “Even as the school district filed charges, they presented SEIU Local 99 with an updated contract offer,” the union said Saturday, referencing charges filed the day prior. The union’s announcement came one day after the district filed a legal challenge with the state PERB, seeking an injunction that would halt the strike, alleging that it is illegal. — 7 a.m. — 4:30 a.m. The consequences are once again learning loss, deprivation of safety and security that schools provide to our kids, deprivation of food and nutrition that many of our kids depend on,” Carvalho said. — 11 a.m.

Shipments of refined products from French refinery and depots were blocked on Monday by a 13th day of strike action, though some refineries operated with a ...

Deliveries were also blocked at the company's Donges and La Mede refineries, though production at both has been halted for maintenance. "We expect product shortages by April (in France)," one trader said. The changes were forced through parliament without a vote last week. A vote is expected later on Monday on whether to resume the strike at the Dunkirk terminal that returned to operation Friday, the representative said. [(ENGIE.PA)](https://www.reuters.com/companies/ENGIE.PA) subsidiary Elengy, a union representative said. Register for free to Reuters and know the full story

The UK's production of oil and natural gas could be at risk from strike action in the coming weeks, according to the Unite union.

Operations at France's 12.4 million tonne per annum Dunkirk liquefied natural gas import terminal have normalised after workers ended their strike last week ...

“The strike has been extended to 21 March.” Vessel tracking services Marine Traffic showed the Fedor Litke LNG carrier arrived at the terminal on Friday, after a 15-day voyage from the port of Sabetta, which hosts the Yamal LNG project, in northern Russia. The strike was extended last week.

Major oil and gas companies, including Shell and BP, are set to be hit by industrial action as 1400 offshore workers look to strike in the coming…

"Now these major global companies are set to face the consequences as dozens of offshore platforms will be brought to a standstill in a matter of weeks.” "It is the biggest mandate we have received in a generation in the offshore sector. It has been announced in the last couple of minutes by the Unite Union that major oil and gas operators in the UK are going to be hit by industrial unrest within weeks.— Good Morning Britain (@GMB) "This will create a tsunami of industrial unrest in the offshore sector. [Unite](https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/national/uk-today/23364332.ambulance-strikes-called-off-unite-union-talks-government/) predicts the [strike action](https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/national/uk-today/23396334.amp/) will bring platforms and offshore installations to a ‘standstill’ due to the specialised roles its members undertake. Major oil and gas companies, including Shell and BP, are set to be hit by a "tsunami" of industrial action in the coming weeks.

Shipments of refined products from oil major TotalEnergies' French sites was blocked on Monday for the 13th day of strike action, while some refineries were ...

About 39% of opperational staff at its French refineries and depots were on strike Monday morning, the company spokesperson said. Production at the Normandy and Feyzin refineries was reduced on Monday as deliveries were blocked, with the Donges and La Mede refineries also seeing blocked shipments as the latter are offline for maintenance, the company said. PARIS, March 20 (Reuters) - Shipments of refined products from oil major TotalEnergies' TTEF.PA French sites was blocked on Monday for the 13th day of strike action, while some refineries were operating at a reduced flow, a company spokesperson said.

Operations at French oil refineries could be disrupted next week amid union calls to extend strike action in protest at the government's decision to ram ...

Fuel deliveries are also blocked at TotalEnergies’ La Mede biorefinery in the south, while its Donges refinery has been offline due to a technical problem with an electricity transformer, the spokesperson said. A spokesperson for TotalEnergies said Friday that while operations were normal at its Normandy site in northern France, “we may be moved to halt certain units once maximum storage levels are reached” as strike action blocks fuel send-outs. Operations at French oil refineries could be disrupted next week amid union calls to extend strike action in protest at the government’s decision to ram through a retirement age hike to 64 years.

Series of actions planned this spring as union members call for more pay since firms are 'raking it'

Workers for Bilfinger, Stork, Petrofac, Wood and Sparrows Group have already voted in favour of strike action. Their booming profits have fuelled calls for better pay for employees and a [tougher windfall tax on oil and gas firms](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/feb/02/shell-profits-2022-surging-oil-prices-gas-ukraine). “Unite will support these members every step of the way in their fight for better jobs, pay and conditions,” she said. The contractors work for major oil and gas operators including BP, EnQuest, Harbour Energy, Shell and Total. Wood said it was “committed to ongoing dialogue” with its employees. Oil and gas workers have voted in favour of a series of large-scale North Sea strikes amid bumper profits for fossil fuel firms.

VISHVENDU JAIPURIAR. Hazaribag, March 20: Four persons have been on a hunger strike for the last five days in protest of the administration's decision to ...

One of them added that if the government does not reconsider their decision, more people will join the agitation in the coming days. Sadar MLA Manish Jaiswal arrived at the protest site after learning about the deteriorating health of the four people. All the four were seated near the main Bada Akhara temple.

Hundreds of thousands of bus passengers are experiencing travel disruption as drivers for one of the UK's biggest networks have walked out in a pay row.

National Express said drivers in the union had rejected an "improved offer" of a 14.3% pay increase. "What we do is not easy, and we need all our skill. It added it was working with partners to minimise the strike's impact and was "seeking to bring a speedy resolution". Managing director of the firm in the West Midlands, Dave Bradford, said the company was "working around the clock, talking to the union, talking to the drivers to try and get this resolved as quickly as possible". National Express said it was "sincerely sorry" to passengers "who just want to go about their daily lives and not have to contend with the disruption and chaos that this strike will bring". It added bus drivers in London received £18 an hour after two years of service. He added: "We think that a 14.3% pay offer is one of the best pay offers anywhere in any job in any sector at the moment." "I rely on the buses for work and I work a lot in the holidays and if they continue through the holidays, it's just going to become a massive pain," he said. "I witnessed stranded and distressed children trying to get to school, one boy had been waiting for the 49 for over an hour until I told him there was no buses," they said. "Our members are clear the offer needs to improve to reflect rising prices and the incredibly hard job they do," said Unite national officer Onay Kasab. "We feel intimidated, and I don't think the company are doing enough to make us feel like we can come to work and be treated with respect," she said. "We're doing our best for everybody and we're not appreciated."

Unions said last week a deal with the Universities and Colleges Employers Association had been reached "on terms of reference for detailed negotiations", ...

Unions including the UCU had said that a deal with the Universities and Colleges Employers Association (UCEA) had been reached "on terms of reference for detailed negotiations", including on pay and workload. Tens of thousands of university staff are set to go on strike today - the first of three walkouts planned for this week. Unions said last week a deal with the Universities and Colleges Employers Association had been reached "on terms of reference for detailed negotiations", but tens of thousands of workers will be going on strike this week.

The nation's second-largest school district is planning to cancel classes starting Tuesday, while thousands of employees press demands for higher pay.

“The rise in worker organizing and the rise in worker strikes is absolutely a sign of the times.” [seeking a 30 percent overall raise](https://www.seiu99.org/2023/01/20/were-fighting-for-respect-at-lausd-heres-a-summary-of-our-contract-demands/); an additional $2-an-hour increase for the lowest-paid workers, and other increases in compensation. Most students enrolled in the Los Angeles district come from low-income households. In 2019, the teachers’ union in L.A. Unified went on strike for the first time in 30 years. They secured significant increases in starting salaries, higher pay scales for experienced workers and extra compensation for those who work in particularly expensive California cities. In October 2022, the teachers’ union The union announced last week that its members would strike for three days, on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Its members voted overwhelmingly in February to authorize a strike. Some parents are able to care for their children by working remotely, but many have jobs that require their physical presence at a workplace outside the home. Even so, they have urged parents since last week to begin making child-care arrangements, because a walkout by both the support workers and the teachers would necessitate shutting down more than 1,000 schools. The

Industrial action going ahead despite hopes of breakthrough on pay, conditions and pensions last week.

Meanwhile, intensive negotiations between the government and teaching unions in England over teachers’ pay after a damaging series of strikes have continued. A branch delegates’ meeting marginally supported putting the proposals out to a members’ ballot but voted to continue action. Commenting on Wednesday’s developments, the UCU general secretary, Jo Grady, said: “This breakthrough is down to the strength, determination and sacrifice of university workers who have stood on picket lines.

The LAUSD is offering parents and students multiple resources ahead of the possible worker strike.

There are also many LAUSD parents that support the union workers and are participating in rallies of their own. Los Angeles, CA 90002) Los Angeles, CA 90059) Los Angeles, CA 9000) Los Angeles, CA 90023) Los Angeles, CA 90063) Los Angeles, CA 9002) East Los Angeles, CA 90022) Sixteen LA County parks will be extending their "Every Body Plays Program" and operating hours at two nature centers Tuesday through Thursday from 8 a.m. They will serve students during the possible LAUSD strike and provide free meals. They will also be offering student supervision at selected schools. Student supervision will be offered from 8:00 a.m.

The L.A. Unified School District will continue to provide free breakfast and lunch for students at 24 select locations during this week's strike.

More than 80% of LAUSD students live at or below the poverty line, according to the [Café L.A.](https://achieve.lausd.net/Page/462), the food services division of LAUSD, estimates that it serves more than 107 million meals a year. The meals are intended to cover breakfast and lunch during the days that schools are closed. The union, which is seeking a 30% pay raise, represents staff including bus drivers, custodians, aides and cafeteria workers. [locations, mapped on an LAUSD website,](https://achieve.lausd.net/schoolupdates/food) have been set up across the county. and 10:30 a.m.

Los Angeles Unified School District workers are expected to walk out Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Schools will be closed.

What are child-care options?](https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-03-17/planned-lausd-strike-would-close-schools-what-are-parents-child-care-options) and 6 p.m](https://achieve.lausd.net/Page/19066). But these LAUSD workers will strike](https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-03-17/seiu-local-99-special-education-assistants-wants-a-bump-in-salary-respect) [What? All the work is optional and will not count toward a student’s grade. teachers union seeks 20% raise, saying educators are stressed out and priced out](https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-12-06/l-a-teachers-union-is-demanding-a-20-raise-and-rallies-to-step-up-contract-talks) Parents blindsided by looming LAUSD walkout that is closing schools](https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-03-18/lausd-strike-closing-schools-parent-reaction) [Planned L.A. The county sites close 30 minutes earlier than the school district sites. Spot are limited and will be offered on a first-come-first-served basis. [Such meals will continue ](https://achieve.lausd.net/schoolupdates/food)in a limited way. Each family can receive six meals per student — for breakfast and lunch on each of the three strike days. [These essential workers of LAUSD are about to bring the school district to a halt](https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-03-19/lausd-union-members-essential-workers-strike-schools) [They feed children who can’t hold a fork. The walkout would be led by Local 99 of SEIU.

Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Alberto Carvalho issued another plea today for the Service Employees International Union Local 99 to ...

The unions have repeatedly said the district is sitting on a projected $4.9 billion reserve fund for 2022-23 that should be invested in workers and efforts to improve education through reduced class sizes and full staffing of all campuses. The district on Friday announced the creation of a website at achieve.lausd.net/schoolupdates which will “provide resources for families during the work stoppage period” from Tuesday through Thursday. That dispute ended in part to intervention by then-Mayor Eric Garcetti, who helped spur labor talks at City Hall and broker a deal between the district and union. “Even as the school district filed charges, they presented SEIU Local 99 with an updated contract offer,” the union said Saturday, referencing the PERB complaint filed the day prior. Over the weekend, however, the PERB denied the district’s request for injunctive relief because it did not find “the extraordinary remedy of seeking injunctive relief to be met at this juncture,” according to the LAUSD. [LAUSD](https://deadline.com/tag/lausd/)’s misleading statements in the media and threats against workers who are exercising their right to take action, our movement is only growing stronger,” SEIU Local 99 Executive Director Max Arias said in a statement Monday. But, according to the district, the PERB did direct its Office of General Counsel to expedite the processing of the district’s underlying unfair practice charge against SEIU Local 99, which alleged that the union and its members were engaging in an unlawful three-day strike. The union, however, continued to dig in Monday, vowing to stick to its plans for a three-day walkout of roughly 30,000 service workers, including cafeteria workers, bus drivers, custodians, special education assistants and other workers. We can find a solution that dignifies our workforce and avoids an unnecessary shutdown of schools while protecting the long-term viability of the school system.” Information on the sessions is available at twitter.com/LASchools. SEIU workers have been working without a contract since June 2020. The union plans to begin picketing at 4:30 a.m.

With classes likely to be canceled throughout LAUSD on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, here are some ways to get free meals for students who would usually ...

The church is at 1733 North New Hampshire Ave., Los Angeles 90027. [Central City Community Partners](https://laccnp.org/our-programs/essential-services/) provides hot meals for school-age children at at [501 S. The food distribution center is at 1835 S. ](http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=501+S.+Bixel+St.+Los+Angeles,+CA+90017&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=53.300127,71.367188&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=17&iwloc=A)The organization also has a grocery distribution service Thursdays from 9 a.m. (A list of participating locations can be [found here.](https://mayor.lacity.gov/news/mayor-bass-announces-city-support-lausd-families-event-school-closures) [Registration for the city parks program can be done online.](https://www.laparks.org/special-edition-after-school-club)) Hollywood Lutheran Church has a community fridge in its parking lot and runs a food pantry Wednesdays from 11 a.m. “I’m very appreciative that the city of Los Angeles is partnering with us to ensure that grab-and-go meals will be distributed and students will have some degree of normalcy and stability in the event of a strike.” Enter your address, city or ZIP Code, and the tool will help you find your nearest food distribution center. [free programs for first- through fifth-graders](https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-03-17/planned-lausd-strike-would-close-schools-what-are-parents-child-care-options) on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at 30 recreation centers from 7:30 a.m. [The majority of LAUSD’s students come from low-income families](https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-07-30/l-a-unified-is-serving-up-new-healthier-school-meals-but-will-students-eat-them) — many of whom face food insecurity. County parks will be open, along with some city parks and even campuses. [due to a strike](https://www.latimes.com/thread/2023/lausd-strike), many parents might be left to wonder whether empty classrooms will lead to empty stomachs.

Members of the SEIU Local 99 who work for the Los Angeles Unified School District plan to strike for three days starting Tuesday over wages, ...

"We do not need to debate or litigate the fact that during the pandemic, kids lost a lot of ground," the superintendent tweeted, explaining that reading and math proficiency were hit hard, particularly students who are learning English or have disabilities. The district said in the statement, contrary to the SEIU’s assertions, the California Public Employee Relations board Office of the General Counsel, or PERB OGC, denied the district’s request for an injunctive relief over claims that the union was acting illegally by engaging in a three-day strike. The average salary of workers at LAUSD is $25,000 a year, often working part-time hours. "Families should be prepared in the event of a strike." [reality of school closures](https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/education)," while remaining available to negotiate a solution to the issues, according to a statement from the district posted to social media on Sunday. [The Los Angeles Unified School](https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/us-regions/west/california) District (LAUSD) failed to reach an agreement with union negotiators on Monday, prompting district officials to shut down schools in the nation’s second-largest education system on Tuesday.

On March 8, more than 100 St. Paul city workers voted unanimously to authorize a strike. Representatives from Local 49 said the city's most recent contract, ...

ST. A budget is about priorities — you need to show these workers they are a priority," he added. -- Snow plow operators in St.

Local 99 of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU)—which represents about 30,000 L.A. school cafeteria workers, bus drivers, special education ...

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 ...

“We want to be clear that we are not in negotiations with LAUSD,” Arias said. And it is these issues that justify the three-day job action, the union said. While that process could lead to a settlement, it would not prevent the three-day strike, which is about alleged misconduct by the school system that has impeded the rights of workers to engage in legally protected union-related activities. Alberto Carvalho said late Monday afternoon that he held off announcing the closure of schools in the hope “that I would be able to come to the podium today and bring a different set of news.” Alberto Carvalho, more than 20% cumulative over several years, a 3% bonus and a “massive” expansion of health coverage to include more members of that union and their families. “We engaged in the process throughout the weekend — Saturday, had some meaningful conversation, Sunday,” he said.

The Los Angeles school system will be closed Tuesday because of a planned strike by tens of thousands of teachers and other school employees.

The Los Angeles Zoo [will be free](https://twitter.com/LAZoo/status/1637877474255052801?s=20) for students and $5 for adult chaperones. But he said the district has made a generous and historic proposal, even if it's not as much as what the union demands. Students may also request printed activities and resources from their schools, the district said. The district's 35,000 teachers have said they will strike in solidarity with their colleagues, leaving the district little choice but to close schools. "I made myself available alongside my team for hours today, hoping that we would, in fact, be able to have a conversation for a whole host of reasons, some of which I do not understand," he said. Carvalho, who oversees about 600,000 students at more than 1,000 schools, expressed frustration with the union representing workers including bus drivers, custodians, cafeteria workers, campus security and teaching assistants.

The workers were expected to join picket lines before dawn, demanding better wages and increased staffing. The district has more than 500,000 students from Los ...

“Educators will be joining our union siblings on the picket lines,” a UTLA tweet said. “We will make sure to do all we can to provide resources needed by the families of our city.” In addition, the deal would include a “massive expansion of healthcare benefits," the superintendent told Fox 11 on Monday. “We continue to be engaged in the impasse process with the state.” During the strike, about 150 of the district's more than 1,000 schools are expected to remain open with adult supervision but no instruction, to give students somewhere to go. Carvalho accused the union of refusing to negotiate and said that he was prepared to meet at any time day or night.

The Graduate Employees' Organization voted to start the strike authorization process at amid ongoing negotiations with the University.

[protesting](https://www.michigandaily.com/news/administration/geo-protest-interrupts-onos-inaugural-procession-route/) during the recent inauguration of University President Santa Ono. GEO members also [attended and protested](https://www.michigandaily.com/news/administration/umich-regents-approve-provost-discuss-central-campus-housing-longer-winter-break/) at the Feb. [file](https://www.michigandaily.com/news/news-briefs/geo-files-charges-against-university-for-unlawful-conduct-amidst-contract-negotiations/) Unfair Labor Practice charges against U-M’s unlawful conduct earlier this month,” the statement reads. GEO has also asked for secure and affordable health care and changes to U-M security policies, among other issues detailed in their bargaining platform. If approved by a majority of GEO members, the ballot will formally authorize GEO’s call for a strike. The University Insider is The Daily’s first faculty and staff-oriented newsletter.

Thousands of LAUSD education workers calling on LAUSD Superintendent Alberto Carvalho to use the district's $4.9. Thousands of Los Angeles Unified School ...

I think we continue to see the trend of progressive union caucuses in large urban school districts using more militant tactics to push forward bargaining for things. Some of those walkouts in 2018 were a response to governor and legislative changes in red conservative states. At the same time, a lot of urban school systems are dealing with declining enrollment, so they’re losing funds at the same time. What makes this strike work is the fact that UTLA is willing to walk out in sympathy. But I think for the short term, we’re going to see mostly bargaining negotiations strikes [in districts], and Republican governors try to offset unpopular reforms with their labor groups by also offering salary wage increases at the state level. But because UTLA is in the midst of these new bargaining negotiations, they can hop on board and support SEIU while at the same time putting pressure on their own negotiations. But this strike differs in a few key ways: For UTLA, it’s a sympathy strike, and that is legal under California law. That strike was also part of a historic wave of teacher activism in 2018 and 2019. From a bargaining negotiations standpoint, though, this allows UTLA to essentially go on strike without having to declare it themselves. In 2019, Los Angeles Unified teachers went on strike for the first time in 30 years. SEIU and UTLA have sometimes differed publicly in their positions regarding school board members and whatnot. Minneapolis teachers went on strike for three weeks last March, and this school year

Some 60000 workers comprised of striking support staff like custodians and cafeteria workers along with the local teachers union are set to walk out.

"We live in this weird paradox as workers that help feed children and yet we struggle to feed our own children," Alverez added. "We want to be clear that we are not in negotiations with LAUSD," SEIU Local 99 added. For a whole host of reasons, some of which I do not understand, we were never in the same room. "I made myself available, alongside my team, for hours today, hoping that we would in fact be able to have a conversation. "We do not believe at this point that tomorrow's event is avoidable," Carvalho said at a press conference Monday evening. "Unfortunately, LAUSD broke that confidentiality by sharing it with the media before our bargaining team, which makes all decisions, had a chance to discuss how to proceed.

Members of UTLA (United Teachers Los Angeles) support members of SEIU 99 (Service Employees International Union) at a solidarity rally Wednesday in Los Angeles.

“We believe that a strike is avoidable and should be avoided, considering the consequences that would have in our community.” He said the strike would make it “virtually impossible” to keep schools open in the district of more than 500,000 students. Many of the workers are school district parents, too. [historic offer on the table,](https://achieve.lausd.net/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&DomainID=4&ModuleInstanceID=4466&ViewID=6446EE88-D30C-497E-9316-3F8874B3E108&RenderLoc=0&FlexDataID=130703&PageID=1)” the union is ‘refusing to negotiate “Families have been sacrificing for far too long on poverty wages. We cannot drive the school system into a red position. “Under California law, we cannot drive the school system into a bankruptcy position. “As LAUSD parents and workers, SEIU Local 99 members know a strike will be a sacrifice but the school district has pushed workers to take this action,” “We need to reach a resolution that honors the work of our dedicated employees, while respecting the rights our children have to a quality education, meals and access to enriching school activities,” Carvalho said. [a wave of strikes across the country](https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/29/us/what-teachers-won-and-lost/index.html), spurred by [dismal school conditions](https://www.cnn.com/2018/04/11/health/arizona-classroom-conditions-trnd/index.html) and [teachers working several jobs to pay their bills](https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/31/us/oklahoma-teachers-profiles/index.html). [six-day strike](https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/23/us/los-angeles-teachers-strike-day-7/index.html) in 2019, when the [teachers union](https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/18/us/los-angeles-teachers-strike-day-5/index.html) demanded smaller class sizes, more school staffing and higher wages. “We are eagerly awaiting on a counter proposal and we are ready to put another compelling offer on the table to continue the dialogue,” Carvalho said.

With service workers striking across LAUSD campuses, sports programs will not be able to hold practice or play games except at charter schools.

More cancellations because of the strike could influence equity come seeding for playoffs, Dornan said, particularly among smaller programs that don’t have as much latitude in scheduling makeup games. The City Section had no say in the matter. Los Angeles Unified School district and its union fail to reach a strike settlement.

Driving the news: The Service Employees International Union, Local 99 (SEIU Local 99), which represents 30,000 school workers across the district that serves ...

- "We want to be clear that we are not in negotiations with LAUSD. - "All schools across LAUSD will be closed tomorrow," Carvalho said. - "Unfortunately, LAUSD broke that confidentiality by sharing it with the media before our bargaining team, which makes all decisions, had a chance to discuss how to proceed. [salary](https://www.seiu99.org/2022/12/21/press-release-lausd-school-workers-declare-negotiations-have-reached-an-impasse/)of school workers in the LAUSD is about $25,000 per year, with most working part-time hours, the union notes. [strike](https://utla.net/event/solidarity-strike-with-seiu-99/)in solidarity. [AP](https://apnews.com/article/los-angeles-unified-school-district-workers-strike-6d688eef5a0a68c316d8a82e531dd3d0)reported.

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 ...

We want to land a historic contract that honors the work of our workforce, but one that also understands the needs of our kids.” Deputy Superintendent Pedro Salcido said the district currently has the ability to supervise some 12,000 students, though it is working with the county to increase that capacity. The union is asking for a 30% raise. The unions decided last week to stop accepting extensions to their contracts. We can find a solution that dignifies our workforce and avoids an unnecessary shutdown of schools while protecting the long term viability of the school system." But that has not been my experience in the past." The union plans to begin picketing at 4:30 a.m. Board of Education member Jackie Goldberg said she was the one who spoke publicly about the mediation process. "We should not be depriving our students of an opportunity to learn," Carvalho said in a statement Monday morning. The superintendent pleaded with The strike announced by the Service Employees International Union – which represents about 30,000 teachers' aides, bus drivers, custodians, cafeteria workers and other support staff – was joined by United Teachers Los Angeles, the union representing 35,000 teachers, counselors and other staff. “Tomorrow will be a difficult day.

The following statement is being distributed by members and supporters of the West Coast Educators Rank-and-File Committee at a rally today in Los Angeles.

Composed of teachers and educators, these committees will serve as the means through which they can formulate their own demands and organize actions to take the initiative out of the hands of the apparatus. Worst of all was the unions officials’ role in the premature reopening of schools in the middle of the pandemic. He also worked with the rail union bureaucrats to delay a strike and buy Congress time until after the midterms to ban it. Every major strike, or even push by workers for strike action, has collided with the opposition of the apparatus, which is determined to prevent a struggle and force through concessions. This includes the shutdown of the last strike in 2019, without any of teachers’ demands on class sizes or other issues having been met. In the US, Democrats and Republicans—including three members of the Democratic Socialists of America—joined forces last December to ban a national rail strike. The strike by 65,000 public teachers and school workers in Los Angeles beginning Tuesday is a major offensive by the working class. Finally, workers will not see a single cent of strike pay, as was the case in the 2019 LA teachers strike. Hundreds of thousands of workers at UPS and in the auto industry are pressing for strike action when their contracts expire later this year. That the strike has been called at all shows that the anger and opposition has become so explosive that the apparatus feared that it was losing control of the situation. In the United States, workers are also beginning to move, including the strike by 48,000 graduate students at the University of California last year. Workers at LAUSD are taking their place in a global movement of the working class.

Los Angeles Unified School District teachers are not directly involved in the dispute, but a major union has said that educators will not cross the picket ...

[calling for smaller class sizes and pay increases](https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2019/01/15/los-angeles-teachers-strike-told-dozen-tweets/?itid=lk_inline_manual_25). LAUSD employees represented by the union are overwhelmingly women and people of color, and [earn an average of $20,233](https://www.seiu99.org/campaigns/equitableschools/#fightingfor) annually, according to SEIU data. Plans for last-minute talks stalled after union organizers accused the district of breaking confidentiality about the mediation process and leaking it to the media. Nobody told me that it was a secret.” The union alleges that during a year of negotiations, workers were “subjected to threats, harassment, surveillance, and interrogation about their participation in union activities.” The board

"Unite the union announced today (Monday 20 March) that major oil and gas operators in the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) face a 'tsunami' of industrial unrest ...

Unite industrial officer John Boland. The union added that 350 Stork construction workers are set to take strike action after Unite members also supported industrial action in a dispute over working rotas and rates of pay. In the case of Bilfinger, Unite said that around 700 offshore workers were set to strike after 97% supported the action in a ballot, demanding a pay increase above the base rate set in the Energy Services Agreement for 2022.