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Pajaro Valley Unified School District officials and its teachers union announced that they have reached a tentative agreement after nearly a year of contentious negotiations.
After nearly one year of negotiations, the Pajaro Valley Unified School District administration announced it has reached a tentative agreement with its teachers union.
One of the primary concerns of the Pajaro Valley Federation of Teachers was the district’s proposal to cap how much money it contributes to the costs of health benefits. The union said it amounted to a pay cut.
But in a joint announcement Thursday about the tentative agreement, the union said the deal doesn’t include a health benefits cap.
“This agreement reflects the desires of our membership to maintain our current benefits structure with no changes, puts money on the salary schedule, and creates improved working conditions that put students first,” PVFT President Brandon Diniz said in the statement.
Superintendent Heather Contreras said that getting to this point took “meaningful compromise” from both parties.
“We are deeply grateful to PVFT leadership, our educators, and our district bargaining team for their perseverance,” she said in the statement. “Most importantly, this milestone allows our entire educational community to refocus our collective energy where it matters most: on supporting our students and improving outcomes in every classroom.”
Now that the tentative agreement has been reached, the teachers union will vote on it and the PVUSD governing board will ultimately vote on the final approval.
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