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Torrance Unified board approves salary increases and 'me-too' amendments to executive contracts amid union objections
Summary
The board approved negotiated salary increases for bargaining units and applied a 'me-too' adjustment to executive contracts retroactive to July 1, 2025. The Torrance Teachers Association public comment criticized the scale of executive raises; the board said the amendments correct a prior omission and reflect longstanding practice. Several votes passed with one abstention.
The Torrance Unified School District board voted Jan. 20 to approve negotiated salary increases for multiple employee groups and to adopt first amendments to executive employment agreements to reflect the same increases.
Assistant Superintendent Hernandez summarized agreement terms the board adopted for classified employee groups: a 2.23% salary increase across schedules, a $1,500 one-time payment to make up prior health-care contributions, and a $2,000-per-employee ongoing contribution toward health care effective July 1, 2026 (a total-compensation impact the district cited as roughly 3.89%). The board approved the agreements for California School Employees…
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