Anaheim : Vacation Dispute Stalls School District Talks
The union representing about 650 non-teaching employees in the Anaheim elementary school district has reached an impasse in contract negotiations.
The sticking point is the union’s demand for an extra vacation day for full-time employees with at least 10 years of seniority. Those 120 employees now have 15 vacation days.
“We’re not going to strike; we haven’t even taken a strike vote,” said Linda Huff, president of the California School Employees Assn., Chapter 54. Huff said that the union, however, is asking that the state mediator order a formal process called “fact-finding.”
Huff said that the school administration has agreed to offer extra vacation days for some non-teaching workers, who now have less than 15 vacation days. But the administration has refused to increase vacations beyond 15 days.
James D. Brier, superintendent of the school district, said a 16th day of vacation for 10-month employees would force the school district to hire substitutes.
Start your day right
Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
