The Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education on Aug. 21 unanimously approved labor contracts with the Associated Administrators of Los Angeles and the California School Employees Association, providing their members with raises totaling approximately 6 percent.

Prior to taking the vote, board President Mónica García read a statement on behalf of the board regarding ongoing negotiations with United Teachers Los Angeles.

“The board of education stands with students, their families and employees to ensure learning and safety come first in L.A. Unified,” the statement read. “There is currently an effort to call for a strike that pits adults versus adults when students and their families will bear the brunt of a strike action. For this reason, we, the board of education, do not support a strike. We hope the shared responsibility to put students first will lead to a common sense resolution that acknowledges the hard work of our employees while addressing the safety and instructional needs of students and the financial solvency of L.A. Unified.”

With the contract approved earlier in June with the 32,000 members of the Service Employees International Union Local 99, LAUSD has reached agreements with more than 60 percent of its workforce.

“These agreements demonstrate the district’s commitment to our school leaders, teacher’s assistants, bus drivers, custodians, food service employees and library aides who, alongside teachers, work tirelessly every day to make each of our schools places of great teaching and learning,” LAUSD Superintendent Austin Beutner said. “We appreciate the dedication of the negotiators for the district, AALA and CSEA in reaching a resolution.”

AALA represents approximately 2,500 certificated principals, assistant principals and non-school site administrators, as well as specialists, coordinators and department directors. CSEA Chapter 500 represents 4,000 office technicians, library aides, financial managers, and other professional clerical and office employees.