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Wonder why they're smiling? South Lake Tahoe Educators
Association negotiated a two-year agreement that includes
a 3 percent increase the first year, a 6.5 percent increase the
second, plus additional elementary prepara tion time, an increase
in the after-school hourly rate, and a work year reduction of two
cal endar days with no reduction to the salary schedule.
AFTER YEARS OF STAGNANT SALARIES, RISING CLASS SIZES AND CONSTANT THREATS OF TAKEAWAYS, SLTEA BARGAINING
TEAM MEMBERS (LEFT TO RIGHT) ALICIA FULLER, JODI DAYBERRY, CARLA ZEZULA, KELLY DANT, AND GENE MATTEUCCI
CELEBRATE AN AGREEMENT THAT MEMBERS SAY IS "THE BEST DEAL WE'VE SEEN IN THE LAST 15 YEARS!"
READ ABOUT MORE SETTLEMENTS ON PAGE 36.
P H O T O B Y J O E L L A A R A G O N
Wonder why they're smiling? South Lake Tahoe Educators
Association negotiated a two-year agreement that includes
a 3 percent increase the first year, a 6.5 percent increase the
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