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District employee and parent commenters say staff pay is insufficient, call for living-wage organizing
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.
He read pay rates from the district salary schedule, saying a beginning clerk would start at $17.72 per hour, a noninstructional assistant at $17.35 per hour and a paraeducator in the Bridge program at $18.14 per hour. Heard argued these wages do not allow a decent standard of living in Lodi and called for a committee to advocate for a living wage across the district. He framed the issue as investing in staff to better serve students.
Board members did not take action on wages during the meeting; the comment was recorded as part of public input and the speaker said he would begin organizing to press the issue further.
