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TAHOE-TRUCKEE: Agreement reached in state mediation After months of frustrating negotiations, in February the Tahoe Truckee Education Association (TTEA) won a one-year agreement that provides a competitive salary increase, maintains lower class sizes and helps Tahoe- Truckee Unified School District staff build community with students and their families, all priorities for the 285 TTEA members. "Our focus has been on getting a fair settlement that provides the best educators for our students and respect for teachers," said TTEA President Nik Fertitta. "We all have similar priorities, and TTEA members look forward to meeting with school board members to discuss what's best for our stu- dents and our schools." The contract includes an 8 percent salary increase, retroactive to July 1, 2022, when the current contract was to start. Fertitta expressed deep grati- tude for Tahoe Truckee parents and community. "We saw how much this community values and supports its teachers. That means the world to us and strengthens our resolve to make TTUSD an even better school district as we move forward." The two sides settled at the end of the second day of a state mediation. The sometimes-contentious bargain centered on allocating the resources of the richest school district in Placer County and one of the richest districts in the state, into the classroom to attract and retain quality educators, maintain class sizes, and improve in-person student instruction. SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO: Increased compensation, improved contract language In mid-March, Capistrano Unified Education Association (CUEA) members reached agreement on a new contract that increases resources to attract and retain quality educators. CUEA members won a 10 percent raise retroactive to July 1, 2022, and a 0.25 percent increase to their health and welfare benefits. CUEA also won improvements in transfer, evaluation and service credit language in the contract. #WeAreCUEA SAN FRANCISCO: Edison Charter teachers net victory Edison Charter Teacher's Union (ECTU) members organized in their school community and won a contract that will help attract and retain educa- tors and benefit Edison students. When negotiations started in November 2022, management only offered a 2.5 percent pay increase over three years. After months of building support with parents and community, and rallying at school board meetings, ECTU in February won a more than 15 percent salary increase over three years — 4.5 percent for 2020-21 (retro- active to July 1, 2020), 4.5 percent for 2021-22 (retroactive to July 1, 2021, and 6 percent for 2022-23 (retroactive to July 1, 2022). ECTU represents certificated staff at Thomas Edison Charter Academy in the Mission neighborhood of San Francisco. Educators there unionized in 2006 — the first charter school in the state to do so. 42 cta.org Advocacy