District settles new contracts with all employee unions after months of public pressure over pay and benefits

What happened

On June 17, 2026 the board approved new tentative agreements with all of its employee bargaining groups -- teachers (Brentwood Teachers Association), classified staff (CSEA Chapter 895 and CLC/Teamsters Local 856), and management -- after months of public comment from employees and union leaders about wages, health-benefit costs, and the pace of negotiations. Over the same year, the board separately eliminated about 14 combined certificated and classified FTE positions tied to specific program-funding changes for 2026-27.

Why it matters to families

New labor contracts affect the district's ongoing budget and its ability to recruit and retain staff. From January through May 2026, dozens of employees told the board that stagnant pay and rising health-benefit costs were affecting morale and retention; the specific financial terms of the new agreements are not detailed in the collected minutes.

The evidence

The June 17, 2026 minutes record roll-call votes approving tentative agreements with the Brentwood Teachers Association, the Classified Liaison Committee/Teamsters Local No. 856, the California School Employees Association Chapter 895, the Certificated and Classified Management Group, and the Confidential/Supervisory Group, the same night the board adopted the 2026-27 budget.

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