Category: Grievances

Action Alert

UPDATE: Paraeducators win class action grievance

In the realm of special education, paraeducators are indispensable, offering direct support to students with special needs. Yet, their crucial role faces uncertainty as the Jeffco School District labels them ‘temporary’ despite their established permanent employee status. This undermines job security, worsens staffing issues, and impacts hundreds of students with special needs. Join us in standing up for paraeducators, our students, and our commitment to fairness and stability.

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Collective Bargaining

Holiday Pay Transparency Explained

Have you ever been confused by your paycheck? We’ve taken a step forward in pay transparency – here is an explanation of the changes you will see in the new wage schedule!

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Collective Bargaining

District Acts in Bad Faith, Transportation and Food Service Members stand Together!

January 30, 2023 Last Tuesday night, the JESPA bargaining team and members of the JCTA (Jeffco Transportation Association) went to the table to resolve a grievance over proposed retention bonuses for transportation and food service employees. Both departments wanted to use saved “underspend” dollars, which were accumulated due to understaffing, on an attendance bonus or

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Grievances

Jeffco settles with Kitchen Managers

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   November 9, 2022  Jeffco Public Schools settles with food service managers in class action grievance over pay Jeffco’s pay for sales structure was not fairly implemented when school lunch serving volume increased with free meals for all students last year. GOLDEN, CO. – The Jefferson County Public School District settled a class

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Collective Bargaining

Our health benefits- Who do they benefit?

Why is our struggle to change the narrative around health insurance so difficult?  What are we doing to change it? The healthcare industry has grown to a $4 trillion dollar industry in the U.S. and is made up of hospitals, insurance companies, insurance brokers, and pharmacy, and all of them continue to rake in profits.

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