Los Angeles schools shut down as staff begin 3-day strike
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Thousands of Los Angeles Unified School District teachers and Service Employees International Union 99 members rally outside the LAUSD headquarters in Los Angeles Tuesday, March 21, 2023. Thousands of service workers backed by teachers began a three-day strike against the Los Angeles Unified School District on Tuesday, shutting down education for a half-million students in the nation's second-largest school system. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)Teacher Sarah Harris joins Los Angeles Unified School District, LAUSD teachers and Service Employees International Union 99 (SEIU) members striking as rain falls outside the Edward R. Roybal Learning Center in Los Angeles Tuesday, March 21, 2023. Tens of thousands of workers in the Los Angeles Unified School District walked off the job Tuesday over stalled contract talks, and they were joined by teachers in a three-day strike that shut down the nations second-largest school system. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)Los Angeles Unified School District teachers and Service Employees International Union 99 (SEIU) members rally under heavy rain outside the Edward R. Roybal Learning Center in Los Angeles, Tuesday, March 21, 2023. Tens of thousands of workers in the Los Angeles Unified School District walked off the job Tuesday over stalled contract talks, and they were joined by teachers in a three-day strike that shut down the nations second-largest school system. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)English teachers with United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA) join the Los Angeles Unified School District, LAUSD teachers and Service Employees International Union 99 (SEIU) members picketing outside the Evans Community Adult School in Los Angeles, Tuesday, March 21, 2023. Tens of thousands of workers in the Los Angeles Unified School District walked off the job Tuesday over stalled contract talks, and they were joined by teachers in a three-day strike that shut down the nations second-largest school system. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)Los Angeles Unified School District, LAUSD teachers and Service Employees International Union 99 (SEIU) members strike under heavy rain outside the Edward R. Roybal Learning Center in Los Angeles Tuesday, March 21, 2023. Tens of thousands of workers in the LAUSD are walking off the job over stalled contract talks. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)Los Angeles Unified School District, LAUSD teachers and Service Employees International Union 99 (SEIU) members strike under heavy rain asking for a fair contract outside the Edward R. Roybal Learning Center in Los Angeles Tuesday, March 21, 2023. Tens of thousands of workers in the LAUSD are walking off the job over stalled contract talks. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)Los Angeles Unified School District, LAUSD teachers and Service Employees International Union 99 (SEIU) members strike during heavy rain outside the Edward R. Roybal Learning Center in Los Angeles Tuesday, March 21, 2023. Tens of thousands of workers in the Los Angeles Unified School District walked off the job Tuesday over stalled contract talks, and they were joined by teachers in a three-day strike that shut down the nations second-largest school system. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)A school nurse joins Los Angeles Unified School District teachers and Service Employees International Union 99 (SEIU) members rally under heavy rain outside the Edward R. Roybal Learning Center in Los Angeles, Tuesday, March 21, 2023. Tens of thousands of workers in the Los Angeles Unified School District walked off the job Tuesday over stalled contract talks, and they were joined by teachers in a three-day strike that shut down the nations second-largest school system. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)English teacher Gary O'Brien, right, with holds a sign as he joins United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA) join the Los Angeles Unified School District, LAUSD teachers and Service Employees International Union 99 (SEIU) members picketing outside the Evans Community Adult School in Los Angeles, Tuesday, March 21, 2023. Tens of thousands of workers in the Los Angeles Unified School District walked off the job Tuesday over stalled contract talks, and they were joined by teachers in a three-day strike that shut down the nations second-largest school system. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)Los Angeles Unified School District, LAUSD teachers and Service Employees International Union 99 (SEIU) members strike during heavy rain outside the Edward R. Roybal Learning Center in Los Angeles Tuesday, March 21, 2023. Tens of thousands of workers in the Los Angeles Unified School District walked off the job Tuesday over stalled contract talks, and they were joined by teachers in a three-day strike that shut down the nations second-largest school system. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)Los Angeles Unified School District, LAUSD teacher Sarah Phillips, left, stands under heavy rain outside the closed doors of the Edward R. Roybal Learning Center in Los Angeles, Tuesday, March 21, 2023. Tens of thousands of workers in the Los Angeles Unified School District walked off the job Tuesday over stalled contract talks, and they were joined by teachers in a three-day strike that shut down the nations second-largest school system. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)Los Angeles Unified School District teachers and Service Employees International Union 99 (SEIU) members rally outside the LAUSD headquarters in Los Angeles, Tuesday, March 21, 2023. Tens of thousands of workers in the Los Angeles Unified School District walked off the job Tuesday over stalled contract talks, and they were joined by teachers in a three-day strike that shut down the nation's second-largest school system. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)Security officers staff the front desk under portraits of board members of the Los Angeles Unified School District headquarters as thousands of teachers and Service Employees International Union 99 (SEIU) members rally outside the LAUSD headquarters in Los Angeles Tuesday, March 21, 2023. Tens of thousands of workers in the LAUSD walked off the job Tuesday over stalled contract talks, and they were joined by teachers in a three-day strike that shut down the nation's second-largest school system. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)Thousands of Los Angeles Unified School District teachers and Service Employees International Union 99 members rally outside the LAUSD headquarters in Los Angeles Tuesday, March 21, 2023. Thousands of service workers backed by teachers began a three-day strike against the Los Angeles Unified School District on Tuesday, shutting down education for a half-million students in the nation's second-largest school system. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
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Thousands of Los Angeles Unified School District teachers and Service Employees International Union 99 members rally outside the LAUSD headquarters in Los Angeles Tuesday, March 21, 2023. Thousands of service workers backed by teachers began a three-day strike against the Los Angeles Unified School District on Tuesday, shutting down education for a half-million students in the nation's second-largest school system. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)