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PACA thanks staff for CalPERS enrollment; bargaining, pay and workload remain priorities for classified employees
Summary
Kira Dunas, interim PACA president, told the board classified staff are now enrolled and contributing to CalPERS and that bargaining will continue with aims including a $20 hourly minimum; PATA relayed a student internship announcement.
Kira Dunas, interim president of PACA, told the board that classified employees have been enrolled in CalPERS and are contributing to the retirement program as of the Aug. 25 paycheck. She called the enrollment "very exciting" and said PACA will continue meeting regularly with district staff to resolve implementation issues arising from a new contract.
Dunas said the bargaining team is reviewing the lawyer-drafted contract against tentative agreements and planned to begin bargaining on remaining issues soon. She reiterated a goal discussed previously to raise the minimum hourly wage for classified staff to $20 and described pay compression among classified staff: "I'm in my eighth year here at TPAA, and I make $21.73 an hour. A new hire on my team makes $17.86. The instructional assistant classification, which is my job, is the second lowest paid on our classified schedule despite a college degree requirement. An improvement to our case schedule is is desperately needed for a large portion of your staff," Dunas said.
Separately, an employee-organization representative speaking for PATA congratulated senior student Brianna Paredes on receiving a Lockheed internship and noted she is pursuing a commercial pilot's license. That announcement was presented as a recognition rather than a board action.
Why it matters: classified staff pay and contract implementation affect staffing stability and operations; PACA described ongoing dialogue with staff and administration to implement contract provisions and prepare for bargaining on remaining issues.
Next steps: PACA and academy staff will continue regular meetings to address implementation issues; bargaining is planned to resume.
