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Unions and residents urge trustees to reject large stipend increase as board reviews new state law
Summary
Union leaders and community members sharply criticized a proposal to raise trustee stipends to $2,000 per month under newly amended state law, calling the timing inappropriate amid fiscal-stabilization concerns and workforce pay grievances; the board treated the item as information and did not vote to adopt a change at this meeting.
Hacienda La Puente Unified trustees heard strong opposition from employee associations and community members to a potential increase in board stipends to $2,000 per month following a change in state law.
Leaders of the Hacienda La Puente Teachers Association, CSEA and SEIU told the board the proposed 150% increase (from $800 to $2,000) is inappropriate at a time of fiscal stabilization, declining enrollment and ongoing negotiations over staff compensation. "At a time when the district is focused on fiscal…
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