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Union leader warns Carpinteria Unified bargaining is at impasse and says strike is possible
Summary
Employee union president told the board the district has declined in-person bargaining, canceled sessions and offered small employee raises while giving larger increases to administrators, bringing talks to impasse and raising the prospect of a strike; the board did not take action.
Jay Hochner, president of the employee union, told the Carpinteria Unified School District Board on Nov. 13 that contract negotiations have reached an impasse and that a general employee strike is “as close as we’ve ever been.” Hochner said the district declined to meet over the summer after impasse was certified by the state, canceled 11 of 14 scheduled bargaining sessions during an 18-month period and refused to meet face to face for impasse proceedings.
Hochner accused the district of offering two to 2.5% raises to employees while approving “two” administrative…
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