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Local unions press board on pay, benefits and staffing as negotiations continue
Summary
Representatives of APT, CSEA and PACE told the board their members still lag behind neighboring districts in pay and benefits and urged the district to address benefit coverage and compress the salary schedule.
Representatives of multiple employee groups addressed the Pomona Unified board during public comment on April 16 urging action on wages, benefits and retention.
Speakers from the Association of Pomona Teachers (APT), the California School Employees Association (CSEA) and PACE described ongoing negotiations and said even after recent salary increases local educators still fall behind neighboring districts. An APT representative pointed to the district’s top starting salary figure for beginning teachers and said veteran teachers face long pauses in step increases; the speaker noted beginning teachers are paid $75,150 in the district’s current schedule. Union speakers also said many employees pay significant amounts for health benefits and that the lack of fully paid health coverage reduces take‑home pay by several thousand dollars for some staff.
CSEA’s representative highlighted classified employees’ summer unemployment exposure, the need for benefit parity with comparable districts, and asked the board to consider language changes that would help employees maintain employment or payout concerns through the summer. PACE noted a spring fundraiser that returned $1,850 to schools in attendance‑incentive funds and praised principals’ leadership.
Union and classified leaders urged the board to continue negotiation and collaboration to keep teachers and classified staff in the district and to develop a compressed salary schedule and improved benefit package to aid retention.
What happened next: board members listened but did not act on contract terms during the meeting; negotiations remain an ongoing labor‑management process.
