Bolinas School and teachers’ union to strike a compromise in contract

The Bolinas-Stinson Union School District and its teachers’ union reached a tentative three-year contract agreement last week, ending nearly a year of negotiations and securing pay increases that required concessions from both sides. For months, the parties sparred over whether the small district faces dire financial deficits or has room to spend. The agreement lands between those positions, falling short of the union’s initial demands while keeping district reserves above a required threshold. Under the…