Carpinteria School District Enters ‘Fact-Finding’ Stage of Contract Negotiations

Carpinteria School District Enters ‘Fact-Finding’ Stage of Contract Negotiations

After 21 months of contract negotiations between the Carpinteria Unified School District and an employees union, the Public Employment Relations Board has directed the two parties to enter the “fact-finding” phase. During this stage, the two parties provide data that reflect their understanding of the district’s financial situation to a panel, which will review the data and make a recommendation as to how the parties can come to a resolution.  D…