On this edition of Your Call, we find out why workers who run the country’s second largest school district are on strike for the third straight day.
Los Angeles school support staff are demanding a 30 percent pay increase, saying they barely make more than the minimum wage.
Guest:
Eduardo Jacobo, special education assistant for LAUSD and member of SEIU Local 99
Web Resources:
LA Times: Mayor Bass mediating ongoing LAUSD strike; schools to remain closed Thursday
CBS: LAUSD strike continues for 3rd and final day
LAist: Mayor Bass Enters Negotiations Between LAUSD And SEIU As Strike Rolls Through Day 2
LA Taco: I'm a history teacher at LAUSD, this is why I'm striking