Lucia Mar students side with teachers in pay dispute

February 24, 2015

teacher-thumb-300x300CORRECTION:An earlier version incorrectly said that teachers at Lucia Mar Unified School District had not received a raise in several year. However, Lucia Mar teachers received a 2 percent raise in 2012/2013 and a 4.3 percent raise in 2013/2014.

Students in Arroyo Grande plan to march Tuesday in support of their teachers, who are in a contract dispute with the Lucia Mar Unified School District. [KSBY]

The teachers’ union is demanding 10 percent pay increases for its members, but the district’s plan is to give them 2 percent pay hikes. The teachers are threatening to strike if the district does not satisfy their demand.

Tuesday’s student march is scheduled for 4 p.m. at the Arroyo Grande High School gym. Alumni and parents will join students in support of the teachers, and about 100 total participants are expected.

The march will end at the Lucia Mar School District office, where a school board meeting will begin at 5 p.m. The board will hold public comment and then go into closed session to meet with labor negotiators.

Recently, the district received a $6.6 million increase to its $80 million budget. District officials plan to spend $2.3 million of those funds on tutors and services for disadvantaged students.

The average Lucia Mar teacher makes an annual salary of $61,000. Teachers received a 2 percent raise in 2012/2013 and a 4.3 percent raise in 2013/2014.

Both sides are scheduled to meet with an arbitrator on Friday.


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10% raise? Are you kidding. No justice! No peace!


The teachers at SLO high are currently without a contract and are teaching the students union tactics like now doing just the bare minimum (no office hours, no extra help).


Teaching young people to become disgruntled union pukes whining for a handout is no way to impress our youth in a globally competitive world. Time to retire union think forever.


Come on now, the union protects the pedofhile and sexual deviant teachers, why would you want to get rid of it?


“Lucia Mar students side with teachers in pay dispute”


Or else…


Only in government do we not call an increase of pay “not” an increase in pay.


Did your paycheck go UP from the last year? Even 1¢? Then you got a raise.


“Oh, we don’t count cost of living adjustments…” Sure, we don’t….