Collective bargaining refers to the process by which employers and employees negotiate the terms and conditions of employment, including wages, benefits, working hours, and other aspects of the work environment. It is a way for workers to have a say in their working conditions and to improve their economic and social well-being.
JESPA’s bargaining team has a plan to address staffing shortages by supporting career advancement in JEFFCO Public Schools by investing in our current employees’ futures. Compressing the wage schedule will incentivize retention as well as attract experience by increasing lifetime earnings. You can help. Union involvement has a direct correlation to increasing lifetime earnings for
The JESPA bargaining team has met with the district twice for long sessions and have shares our vision for thriving schools. JESPA has made our priorities clear: Staffing, Benefits and Wages. $20/hr starting wages (additional $3.00 COLA for all) Increased full-time jobs with benefits Percentage based insurance premiums – More paid by district Paraeducator for
On Thursday the JESPA Bargaining team met with the district to exchange bargaining proposals and share our vision for thriving schools. After multiple surveys and an in person bargaining workshop, the JESPA team brought the membership’s top priorities to the table: Staffing, Benefits and Wages. Here are some highlights of JESPA’s proposal: $20/hr starting wages
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
Last week, JESPA leaders and the school closure committee met to discuss the terms of an MOU on school closures and how to retain our ESPs from those schools. How they reacted gives us a preview of what we can potentially expect once bargaining starts in earnest.
Last year, there was unfairness in how supervisors paid or didn’t pay and who they did and didn’t call in for late starts! We recently negotiated new contract language on this, so if your supervisors are confused, please have them read this post! From the JESPA CBA: 8-13 Weather and Emergency Late Start Days 8-13-1
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
Last Fall, Steve Bell, the district’s Chief Operating Officer, pushed hard for hiring bonuses and retention bonuses, which JESPA ultimately agreed to on a temporary basis as long as they applied to all positions with more than 10% vacancy due to high turnover. The JESPA bargaining team believed (based on research) that new employees would
JESPA and JCEA (the Jefferson County Education Association) joined forces to negotiate a new process for the Benefits Advisory Committee. JESPA/JCEA and the District reached an agreement that outlines the rules for how the committee operates. “We needed a stronger voice on this committee, as well as transparency, and fairness,” said Lara Center, JESPA President.
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