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Teachers press Redondo Beach board for raises and relief on soaring health costs amid negotiations
Summary
Multiple teachers and union leaders urged the Redondo Beach Unified School District board to prioritize across-the-board raises and health-benefit relief as negotiations resume, saying insurance contributions and the cost of living have eroded take-home pay and threatened retention.
Dozens of teachers and union representatives urged the Redondo Beach Unified School District board on Oct. 14 to prioritize salary increases and reductions in employee health-care costs as contract negotiations continue.
"I am here tonight to ask the district to please consider a raise that reflects the realities of living in our community," said Gretchen Bizub, a third-grade teacher at Lincoln Elementary, during the public-comment period. Several other teachers described sharply higher premiums and related financial strain. "My insurance costs have almost doubled from last year to this year," said Casey Wadell, a math teacher at Redondo Union High School, who said rising benefits costs force families to cut…
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