Covina Valley Unified strike averted

Covina Valley Unified School District averted a strike Wednesday after reaching a tentative agreement with its teachers union.

Teachers had announced they would strike today if they couldn’t come to a contract agreement with the district. The biggest sticking point was a hard cap on health benefits that would disparately impact new teachers, according to the California Teachers Association. The new agreement addresses those concerns, according to the union.

“We are deeply grateful not only for the hard work of the bargaining team, but for every CUEA member who has sacrificed their time, shown up at rallies and participated in organizing actions to help achieve this settlement,” said Adam Hampton, president of the Covina Unified Education Association. “I also want to thank the many parents and community members who let us know they support Covina Valley teachers. Teachers want to be in our classrooms with our students and are grateful. We’ve been determined to have the district make things right and today’s settlement begins to do just that.”