LOS ANGELES, March 21 (Xinhua) -- Tens of thousands of school workers kicked off a three-day strike on Tuesday, shutting down the Los Angeles Unified School District, the second-largest school district in the United States.
The Service Employees International Union Local 99, a union that represents 30,000 school workers in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), including cafeteria workers, special education assistants, custodians, bus drivers and others providing essential student services, said the it is striking over "unfair labor practices."
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