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Teachers, union leaders press Beverly Hills Unified for timely contract talks as educators report financial strain
Summary
Union leaders and classroom teachers used public comment time to urge the board to reach a fair contract before the school year ends, citing stalled bargaining, budget priorities and an audit finding that the district remains below a 55% threshold for staff salaries and benefits.
Union officials and teachers addressed the board during public comment on April 29 to urge faster progress in contract bargaining and to highlight the financial pressures classroom staff face.
Catherine Warren, president of the Beverly Hills Education Association (BHEA), said the union planned to be at the bargaining table on May 1 and criticized the district for delaying a counteroffer until June 1. “I would like to remind you that the last day of school is May 30,” Warren said. She told the board BHEA had prepared to bargain on April 16 but said “no one from the district showed up” and that the district later cited a…
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