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LAUSD folds to unions to avoid strike in election year

The only good news about the weekend deal between Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) and the United Teachers LA (UTLA) union is that kids likely won’t have to miss school, and parents can go to work.

That’s all there is to like about a deal in which the troubled district caved to union demands.

The cash-strapped district agreed to raise “salary scales” by 11.65%, leading to an average salary increase of nearly 14%.

And there may be even more concessions coming, as the district turns to negotiations with the Service Employees International Union (SEIU).

If the SEIU wants more, the other unions, including UTLA, will still go on strike in solidarity.

LA is the latest city whose public schools have folded under pressure, as unions across the state have coordinated their strike threats.

It’s an election year, and........

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