The eight employee unions in LAUSD reached a tentative agreement on healthcare with the district December 3. The agreement maintains fully paid healthcare and sidelines LAUSD’s attempts to start passing costs onto employees. 

The victory was driven by union member unity, including the November 6 regional rallies where all employee unions rallied together for the first time. The agreement reached today achieves: 

• Maintenance of fully paid healthcare for employees, dependents, and retirees. The district agreed to fully fund heathcare coverage in 2026 and 2027. LAUSD’s original proposal was to freeze its contribution to healthcare and start passing costs onto employees.  
   
• Preservation of dual-employee coverage. This agreement protects all employees and their healthcare regardless of their marital status. The district’s initial offer was to eliminate dual coverage — LAUSD wanted to take away coverage employees earn through their work. 
   
• Constrains LAUSD to exploring plan options through the union-majority HBC (Health Benefits Committee), not through a contractual mandate, including high-deductible plans. LAUSD wanted to impose a high-deductible option, which can be a first step in undermining our healthcare coverage. 
   
• Protects the healthcare reserves. This agreement raises the amount from $100 million to $125 million in reserves to go toward unexpected costs. 

Union members will vote on the agreement. More details on the ratification dates and process will be announced later.