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Classified employees urge board for pay and workplace supports during bargaining talks

Simi Valley Unified School District Board of Education · May 21, 2024
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Multiple classified staff and union representatives addressed the board during public comment, urging concrete wage and benefit improvements and saying district proposals risk disproportionate impact on classified staff; negotiating teams have ongoing sessions.

Classified employees and union representatives used the public-comment period to press the board for tangible contract progress and improved workplace supports.

Elaine Johnson, a longtime paraprofessional, said respect means ‘‘proper tools and trainings’’ such as access to computers, sufficient staffing for safety and inclusion in professional learning. Diane Wilkinson, the labor representative for the classified bargaining…

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