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Union leader warns of impasse, cites 19‑month negotiations and audit showing salary shortfall
Summary
Employee union president Jay Hochner told the board bargaining is at impasse after a 19‑month process, criticized canceled sessions and what union speakers described as large legal and administrative pay increases; public commenters cited the district audit showing an 8.36% shortfall from the state’s 55% minimum for classroom spending.
Union representatives and several public speakers urged the Carpinteria Unified School District board to address stalled contract negotiations and to explain recent spending patterns and audit findings.
Jay Hochner, who identified himself as the employee union president, told the board the district’s collective bargaining with classified and certificated employees has been at impasse for months and criticized the pace and conduct of talks.
Hochner said the district and union have been negotiating for roughly 19 months and that, after the state certified impasse in June 2024, the district repeatedly failed to meet in mediation. He told the board the district canceled 11 of 14 scheduled bargaining sessions, declined to schedule meetings during…
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