CEA Legal Update From: CEA Legal Center Date: August 28, 2020 RE: COVID-19 LEGAL FAQ Update – Unemployment Benefits This memorandum serves as a guidance to frequently asked questions presented to the CEA Legal team regarding how to respond to the unprecedented epidemic sweeping our nation. The FAQ’s will be updated as we address questions from
Grievance Filed on Heat in Buildings After months of discussion with the district about the untenable working conditions during the heat of the summer, we have officially filed a grievance against the district. Read on for the full list of violations and our requested solutions. We were told by Tim Reed that unless buildings are
The Jeffco leaves department has been telling our members that there are no leaves available for JESPA employees. THIS IS NOT ACCURATE. In fact, our JESPA CBA section on leaves offers an unpaid leave of absence. 8-9 Approved Unpaid Leave8-9-1 Unpaid leaves of absence may be approved for other uncovered purposes or when an employee
Members of the JESPA bargaining team and JESPA leaders address the membership and public about the recent financial proposal from Jeffco Public Schools.
JESPA is currently bargaining for steps, COLA, hazard pay, and guaranteed no layoffs amid the COVID pandemic. Despite the district previously proposing no layoffs for essential workers, they came to the bargaining table last night with a proposal that creates a loophole and would allow them to do just that. See their previous proposal here. The JESPA bargaining team found the
CONTACT Alizay Furtado 303-279-3232 Ext. 3 afurtado@coloradoea.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 27, 2020 JESPA Media Advisory: Jeffco Education Support Professionals demand to bargain worker protections amid COVID-19 pandemic. JEFFERSON COUNTY – The workers who ensure school buildings are safe and supportive learning environments for students and teachers will soon negotiate their demands for safety before returning to in-person learning this school year with Jeffco
District admin calculate raises for themselves, then propose nothing for those in harm’s way When responding to the JESPA proposal for pay increases, the district’s team calculated the cost including the administrators and licensed staff. We are bargaining for the lowest paid workers in the district. When the district administration adds themselves into the costing
Did we just propose a 12% increase on wages to those on the bottom of the wage schedule? Yes we did.
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We heard from many paraprofessionals after the last JESPA bargaining session on May 19th, wondering if the district administration we are bargaining with even knows what we do. We even had one member that could not believe what she was hearing and put together a transcript/ paraphrased summary, which we will paste below. If you’d
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