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Classified employees raise alarm over health-care and wage proposals at SVUSD meeting

Simi Valley Unified School District Board of Education · May 20, 2025
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Summary

During public comment, classified-staff representatives and employees told the board that projected insurance-rate increases and limited district contribution changes would amount to an effective pay cut, urging the district and board to negotiate a plan to protect staff retention and student services.

Classified employees and their representatives told the Simi Valley Unified School District board on Tuesday that proposed insurance-rate increases and limited wage adjustments being discussed in negotiations could amount to a significant cut in take-home pay and risk staff retention.

Richard Rubino, identifying himself as a long-serving chapter representative, said the district’s current stance on health-care contributions would result in “a 7% decrease…

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