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Palmdale Aerospace Academy District board ratifies three‑year contract with classified staff
Summary
The Palmdale Aerospace Academy District board approved a collective bargaining agreement covering July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2027, after public comment from the classified employees' union vice president.
The Palmdale Aerospace Academy District board voted to approve a collective bargaining agreement covering July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2027.
The ratification came after public comment from union leadership and a voice vote by the board. Kira Dunias, an instructional assistant and vice president of the classified employees’ union PACA, urged the board to approve the agreement and thanked the bargaining teams for months of work. "Tonight, you will be voting to ratify the collective bargaining agreement that the academy and our bargaining team... poured months of sweat and tears into," Dunias said.
Dunias told the board that PACA had run a membership drive in which more than 80% of classified employees joined the union and that the union’s internal ratification vote passed with 100% support. The board called for a motion, a member moved to approve the packet contract for the July 1, 2024–June 30, 2027 term, and the board approved the contract by voice vote.
Board documents and staff did not include a roll‑call tally in the meeting record. The transcript shows no additional conditions attached to the approval and no request that the board delay implementation. Implementation steps and specific contract provisions were not detailed in the public portion of the meeting.
