Lodi teachers reject tentative agreement from district [Lodi News-Sentinel, Calif.]
Jan. 13—The Lodi Education Association announced on Monday that it has rejected the latest tentative agreement proposed by Lodi Unified School District, citing a lack of transparency from officials and a misuse of cost of living adjustment funds.
The tentative agreement was proposed Dec. 12, and LEA president Michelle Orgon said that the union voted to reject it last Friday.
“The (agreement) was defeated because our members believe that LUSD is not using state allocated funds in the best interest of students,” Orgon said in a media statement released Monday.
“I want to be clear — we want to be back in the same room with our students, but just wanting is not enough to make it safe,” she said. “We need to see action from LUSD to implement a robust testing and tracing program, along with safety protocols in every classroom, not just a select few.”