LOS ANGELES (NEWSnet/AP) — Tens of thousands of workers in the Los Angeles Unified School District walked off the job Tuesday over stalled contract talks

They're being joined in solidarity by teachers in a three-day strike that has shut down the nation’s second-largest school system.

Leading the strike are members of the Service Employees International Union, which represents about 30,000 teachers’ aides, special education assistants, bus drivers, custodians, cafeteria workers and other support staff.

Staff say the working conditions have been deteriorating with little staffing.

The striking group says it's in discussion with state labor regulators but not the LAUSD.

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