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LAUSD Strike Threat: 390,000 Students Face Closed Schools as Negotiations Stall Past Midnight on April 14, 2026

As April 14, 2026, dawns, a looming strike by Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) employees threatens to shut down schools for nearly 400,000 students. Marathon negotiations with the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 99 stretched past midnight, leaving families in suspense. This unprecedented multi-union solidarity action underscores deep-seated labor tensions and could have profound impacts across the nation's second-largest school district.