Issue link: http://educator.cta.org/i/1476161
SEBASTOPOL: Continued success at the bargaining table Sebastopol Elementary Teachers Association (SETA) won an agreement that will result in a more than 11 percent pay increase over two years. The agreement includes an increase to the district's healthcare contribution, the elimination of several steps on the salary schedule, and the removal of the cap on years of experience, including making whole two current members who were not credited their full years. SETA educators also won a $50 hourly rate and a $1,500 bonus. Over their last three contracts, SETA has won more than 31 percent in pay increases. SUNNYVALE: Protections for teachers, students in Special Education Sunnyvale Education Association members won a contract that increases pay by more than 15 percent over three years. The contract includes a new bilin- gual stipend, protections for teachers and students in the growing special education inclusion model and clarified working conditions for teachers on special assignment. The agreement increases salary by 7 per- cent for 2022-23, 5 percent for 2023-24 and 3 percent for 2024-25. SISKIYOU: MOU renewal: District pays for educators' second credential Siskiyou Union High School Teachers Associa- tion (SUHSTA) members came to an agreement that will increase wages and stipends by 5 percent over one year, and provide a $2,000 increase to the district's health benefits contribution. SUHSTA also renewed its MOU requiring the district pay all costs for educators to obtain a second credential, as well as an $18,000 over four years incentive for current teachers, new hires and transfers to work at Happy Camp High School. Educators also won a stipend for one-on-one new teacher support and mentorship, as well as an agreement that adjunct duties prioritize the member 's worksite. BEARDSLEY: Educators win addi- tional planning time Beardsley teachers in Bakers- field reached agreement with Beardsley School District on a deal that provides a wage and benefit increase, and additional planning time. In 2021-22, educators will receive a 7.5-percent on-schedule pay increase to compensate for an additional 30 minutes added to the school day, along with a 5-percent off-schedule bonus and up to eight hours of planning time per month — only half of which needs to be completed on-site. Beardsley Teachers Association also won a district-paid increase to health benefits. In 2022-23, there will be a reduction of the workday by 30 minutes, which equals a 7.5-percent pay increase, as well as a 3-percent off-schedule bonus and fully covered health benefits. DUBLIN: Tentative agreement after months of negotiation On July 8, Dublin Teachers Association (DTA) and Dublin Unified School District (DUSD) reached a tentative agreement that includes • an 8 percent salary increase to certified staff; • a $2,500 one-time, off-schedule stipend for DTA mem- bers who worked the previous school year and plan on returning for the upcoming year, or for new hires joining in the fall; • expanded health coverage. The agreement comes after months of bargaining and talk of a strike. 37 A U G U S T / S E P T E M B E R 2 0 2 2 A