CSEA Ratifies Tentative Agreement

The membership of the California School Employees Association, Long Beach Chapter 2 voted yesterday to ratify a tentative agreement for the 2021-22 negotiation year. Subject to final approval by the Board of Education in the coming weeks, the tentative agreement includes the following salary increases – as mentioned in the Nov. 7 Bargaining Update – that parallel the agreement previously reached with the Teachers Association of Long Beach:

• 4.5 percent ongoing salary increase for 2021-22, retroactive to July 1, 2021
• One-time “off schedule” 2.5 percent payment based on earnings for the 2021-22 fiscal year
• Increase of the travel expense allowance for Catalina Island employees to $1,153

CSEA Unit A passed with 98% of the vote, and Unit B passed with 95%.

Pending final approval by the school board, retroactive checks for the ongoing and off schedule increases would be disbursed in phases to qualifying employees beginning as early as January.

The school district again thanks the state CSEA organization and their regional field office for their collaborative efforts on the tentative agreement this month.