Saddleback school district imposes 13.5% pay cut

Scott Martindale, The Orange County Register The Saddleback Valley Unified School District unilaterally imposed an average 13.5 percent pay cut on all of its non-teaching, classified employees Tuesday, after nearly a year of failed contract negotiations with union leaders. All 1,286 district employees who are members of the California School Employees Association union will take a 2.8 percent salary cut, 10 to 15 mandatory days of unpaid leave, freezes to their longevity raises and increased costs for health insurance. The two-year plan, retroactive to July 1, was approved in a unanimous school board vote...