Collective Bargaining
ESP Bargaining Town Hall
Members of the JESPA bargaining team and JESPA leaders address the membership and public about the recent financial proposal from Jeffco Public Schools.
08/11/2020
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Collective Bargaining
District Financial Proposal Opens Possibility for Furloughs and Layoffs
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
08/05/2020
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Collective Bargaining
JESPA demands to bargain worker protections amid COVID-19 pandemic.
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
07/27/2020
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Collective Bargaining
District Admin’s Counterproposal is Ridiculous, Includes Themselves in Costing Calculations
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
07/15/2020
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Collective Bargaining
JESPA is fighting for a raise and hazard pay!
Did we just propose a 12% increase on wages to those on the bottom of the wage schedule? Yes we did.
07/02/2020
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Collective Bargaining
JESPA Membership Meeting Thursday June 25 at 3:30pm
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06/17/2020
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Collective Bargaining
Does district upper management even know what ESPs do?
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
06/02/2020
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Grievances
Arbitrator sides with Jeffco Education Support Professionals Association in Wrongful Termination Grievance
Arbitrator Found Jeffco Public Schools Violated Contract by Retaliating Against and Terminating a Whistleblower. JESPA Awaits Grievance Decision at School Board Meeting, March 5.
02/29/2020
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09/27/2019
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