Pajaro Valley Federation of Teachers Delivers Petition Urging School Board to Reverse Layoff Decision

Pajaro Valley Federation of Teachers delivers petition urging school board to reverse layoff decision

WATSONVILLE — For the past year, the Pajaro Valley Federation of Teachers had led the charge in urging the Board of Trustees not to make any staff cuts. With the board having approved more than 160 staff positions — many financed through one-time COVID funds — at its Dec. 11, 2025, meeting, and with the March 15 deadline to issue pink slips looming, the union organized its own call to action event on the night of Wednesday’s school board meeting…

Teachers stage coordinated walkout during tense PVUSD board meeting

More than 150 teachers and union supporters staged a coordinated walkout during a tense Pajaro Valley Unified School District board meeting Wednesday night, protesting the board’s approval of 160 layoffs amid an ongoing budget crisis. Organized by the Pajaro Valley Federation of Teachers, the demonstration underscored escalating tensions over enrollment declines and the loss of pandemic-era funding as district leaders move forward with cuts. The…

PVUSD teachers, staff stage layoff protest

After 30 people demanded that the Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees rescind a Dec. 11 decision to lay off 80 teachers and 78 school employees during their Wednesday night meeting, nearly 200 people who had packed the Watsonville City Council chambers walked out en masse to the community room next door, chanting, “Put students first.” But not before union members presented a petition signed by 1,000 teachers, school employee…