The Word with Jackie Rae

201: Will a 7% raise pull low wage employees out of poverty?

Episode Summary

To support this show and projects like it, become a member today at lbpost.com/join. --- Imagine being on a job for 30 years and struggling to pay $1200 to rent out a room in someone's home. It sounds farfetched to a lot of us but, it is a reality Americans across the country are dealing with and, it is the reason why several CSEA employees, who work for the Long Beach Unified School district, are asking for a 7% salary increase. The district says giving CSEA workers a 7% raise means they would receive a bigger raise than the teachers. But that entirely depends on how you look at it. So we are going to break it down on this episode of The Word on Long Beach. Read more about LBUSD and CSEA negotiations here: lbpost.com/news/education/csea…rike-contract-raise

Episode Notes

To support this show and projects like it, become a member today at lbpost.com/join.

Imagine being on a job for 30 years and struggling to pay $1200 to rent out a room in someone's home. It sounds farfetched to a lot of us but, it is a reality Americans across the country are dealing with and, it is the reason why several CSEA employees, who work for the Long Beach Unified School district, are asking for a 7% salary increase.

The district says giving CSEA workers a 7% raise means they would receive a bigger raise than the teachers.  But that entirely depends on how you look at it.  So we are going to break it down on this episode of The Word on Long Beach.

Read more about LBUSD and CSEA negotiations here: lbpost.com/news/education/csea…rike-contract-raise