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Teachers and unions press Newport-Mesa board over pay as negotiations reach impasse
Summary
Teachers, union representatives and district staff clashed over a negotiated 2% pay offer and recent impasse; speakers called for higher wages and transparency while the superintendent said impasse was mutually declared and that contingency language affects total compensation.
Trustees heard more than an hour of public comment from teachers, union representatives and community members urging the Newport-Mesa Unified School District board to return to bargaining and offer raises larger than the district—s 2% proposal.
"We knew our educators deserve more and so do our students," NMFT president Rhonda Reid said during public comment, arguing the district rushed to impasse and that the 2% offer would not keep up with inflation. Anthony Solis, a field representative with the California Federation of Teachers,…
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