Teachers had joined the service workers on a three-day strike this week which shut public schools down.

The tentative pact still needs the approval of Service Employees International Union Local 99 members and theLAUSDboard.

With hours to go, I continue to appeal to union leadership to return to negotiations.

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Officials said that magnitude of a strike will force the shutdown of campuses in the nations second-largest school district.

There was some back-and-forth between the district and union over the weekend but with no results.

We will not negotiate publicly, adding, LAUSD does not seem to be acting in good faith.

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Information on the sessions is available at twitter.com/LASchools.

SEIU workers have been working without a contract since June 2020.

The union declared an impasse in negotiations in December, leading to the appointment of a state mediator.

Carvalho has disputed that figure, saying an independent auditor that reviewed the districts books found no such surplus.

City News Service contributed to this report.