School workers to stage protest

As a disagreement continues over health benefits and cost of living increases, members of various school worker unions will be picketing and passing out fliers at Los Angeles Unified schools this morning.

Organized by United Teachers Los Angeles, the effort aims to tell parents that the district is misspending millions of dollars on consultant salaries and luxuries, such as flat screen televisions and state-of-the art security measures at its headquarters, which the union said should be spent on the schools.

The union declared an impasse in contract negotiations with L.A. Unified last month.