The Long Beach Unified School District ratified its tentative agreement with the Teachers Association of Long Beach (TALB) at their Wednesday, May 3 meeting.
According to the newly ratified contract, teachers and certified staff will be getting a 9% ongoing salary increase retroactive to July 1, 2022 and a 3% one-time payment based on earnings for the 2022-23 fiscal year.
The contract also includes the addition of two additional days to the 2024-25 school year for personal development.
“We’re very fortunate to be able to settle [the contract] in April, it’s been a wonderful experience and we’ve had a good dialogue with our labor partners,” Director of Employee Relations and Ethics Steven Rockenbach said.
After multiple bargaining meetings, protests and rallies expressing teacher discontent with the contract, the bargaining teams from both parties reached a tentative agreement on April 5.
TALB members ratified the agreement on April 21 with an almost 80% approval rate for the K-12 contract and an around 95% approval rate for the Child Development Center and Head Start Contract.
According to Rockenbach, the payroll department will start distributing retroactive paychecks next week.
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