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Classified staff tell Calexico Unified board to 'do better' over health‑benefit cuts and 1.15% raise
Summary
Classified employees and union leaders delivered a series of public comments urging the Calexico Unified School District to continue covering 100% of classified staff health benefits and to improve a 1.15% salary proposal, describing financial strain and staffing gaps; trustees said they remain committed to negotiating in good faith.
Classified employees and union representatives filled the public‑comment period at the Calexico Unified School District board meeting, pressing trustees to restore full health‑benefit coverage and to negotiate higher pay than the district’s 1.15% salary proposal.
Elizabeth Eskeella, identified as the classified chapter president, told the board the proposed deductions from employees’ health benefits and the 1.15% salary offer placed many workers in an impossible position, saying, "Do better." She said staff shortages are…
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