Los Angeles Unified Reaches Tentative Agreement with Los Angeles School Police Association (01-28-19)

The Los Angeles Unified School District has reached a tentative agreement with the Los Angeles School Police Association for 2017-20, featuring a 6 percent salary increase.

“The men and women of the Los Angeles School Police work tirelessly to ensure Los Angeles Unified provides a safe learning environment for our students and employees,” said Los Angeles Unified Superintendent Austin Beutner. “We are deeply grateful for their service and commitment to the students, employees, families and communities of Los Angeles Unified.”

The agreement provides a 6 percent salary increase – 3 percent retroactive salary increase in 2017-18 and 3 percent in 2018-19 - and an ongoing survivor benefit effective July 1, 2019. The agreement covers all School Police officers, sergeants and lieutenants. 

“We are pleased to have reached a tentative agreement with the Los Angeles Unified School District to provide our officers, sergeants and lieutenants with a three-year contract that provides a 6 percent raise,” said Gilbert Gamez, President of the Los Angeles School Police Association and P.J. Webb, President of the Los Angeles School Police Management Association. “This agreement ensures that our members and their families are cared for and supported.”

Los Angeles Unified has reached labor agreements with AALA, CSEA, SEIU Local 99 and Teamsters Local 572, and tentative agreements with the Building Trades, UTLA and now the Los Angeles School Police Association.