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Union presses Carpinteria Unified over special-education staffing, legal costs and bargaining impasse
Summary
Employee union leaders accused district leadership of excluding staff from safety-plan development, cited special-education departures and said several grievances moved to arbitration; the parties are scheduled for in-person impasse mediation Oct. 9.
Jay Hochner, president of the district employees' union, used the public-comment period at the Oct. 8 Carpinteria Unified School District board meeting to press the district on labor and special-education issues, saying employees have repeatedly asked to be included in the development of workplace violence prevention and safety plans as required by California Senate Bill 553.
“Our union is the only legally authorized representative of district employees,” Hochner said, arguing the district has not included employee representatives in safety-plan development, monthly safety meetings or safety-training design despite repeated…
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