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District employee and parent commenters say staff pay is insufficient, call for living-wage organizing

Lodi Unified School District Board of Education · October 8, 2025
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Summary

A district transportation employee and other commenters told the board that starting wages for clerk and paraeducator positions are inadequate for Lodi’s cost of living and announced plans to organize for a living wage.

At the public comment portion of the meeting, Tanner Heard, who said he works for the district transportation department, criticized entry-level wages and announced plans to organize staff for higher pay.

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