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Teachers press board for raises as negotiations proceed; board approves bargaining proposal and receives union’s plan
Summary
Hundreds of teachers, parents and union representatives spoke to the Duarte Unified board on Oct. 9 demanding higher pay and improved health benefits; the board approved its initial bargaining proposal for classified staff and took the union’s proposal as information.
Dozens of Duarte Unified teachers, parents and union representatives used the Oct. 9 public‑comment period to press the board for higher pay, better health-benefit contributions and faster, transparent bargaining.
Teachers, many wearing red and identifying themselves as members of the Duarte Unified Educators Association (DUEA) and allied groups, described increasing out-of-pocket health premiums, multi-job households to afford benefits, and a lack of raises in some cases for more than three years. Several veteran teachers described taking second jobs or forgoing benefits. Sherry…
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