CAUSE ADVISORY
Contract Negotiations * UPDATE
IMPASSE
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District Employees & Colleagues,
A brief update on contract negotiations:
* CAUSE & CUSD negotiated over contract improvements during the 23-24 school year.
* Throughout 23-24, District Leadership did not behave like good-faith partners
(See attached – Statement of Facts – Request for IMPASSE.
* The Union declared IMPASSE in June, 2024, asking the California Public Employment Relations Board [PERB] for assistance. California PERB supported our IMPASSE declaration just days later.
* Currently, PERB is working with CUSD & CAUSE to reach a reasonable contract agreement. Unfortunately, the District cancelled & would not schedule Summer meetings, alleging that there was no space available (i.e. no rooms) to meet with employee representatives and the PERB mediator.
* During the same period, CUSD has given District administrators two different salary increases for themselves (totaling 10-12%). Meanwhile, CUSD has offered District employees just 2% – 2.5% pay raise.
(See attached – District administrators’ salary data, before giving themselves another pay raise in June, 2024.)
More information will be provided as the IMPASSE process continues. Please feel free to contact us with your questions.
~ CAUSE Leadership
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