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Campaigns

JESPA Ratification Outcome, Our Resolve, and the Fight Ahead

While we had several great wins with new contract language and wage schedules, the district fought many of the transformative changes we had advocated for, including vital issues such as livable wages, adequate staffing, improved health benefits, and an end to outsourcing. While we feel the weight of this disappointment, it only fuels our resolve to fight harder for the rights and demands that remain unmet.

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06/30/2023 No Comments
Collective Bargaining

JESPA General Membership Meeting and Ratification

The JESPA General Membership meeting will be held on Thursday, June 22nd. At this meeting, we will review the tentative agreement reached in bargaining and open for ratification.

We will also hold a bargaining debrief and strategy/planning session prior to the General Membership meeting. This debrief will be to review this year’s bargaining as a whole and to help establish our next steps.

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06/08/2023 No Comments
Collective Bargaining

Financial FAQ

Here are some common questions and answers and an example of a condensed wage schedule vs the current timeline with gaps to illustrate potential lost earnings due to the number of years and the gaps between steps. What is a wage schedule? The ESP wage schedule in JEFFCO forecast’s career growth for every ESP job

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05/10/2023 No Comments
Collective Bargaining

General Bargaining FAQs

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.

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05/08/2023 No Comments
Collective Bargaining

JESPA Proposes Paid Health Insurance, $20 Minimum to fully staff our schools with ESPs

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

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02/24/2023 No Comments
Collective Bargaining

New Late Start Contract Language

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

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11/18/2022 No Comments
Community

National ESP Day Celebrations!

ESPs hold a special place in the hearts of everyone in our school communities. If you ask any student about their day, they will likely have a story to share about the bus driver who gets them to and from school safely, the secretary who greets them every morning with a smile, the cafeteria worker who

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11/16/2022 No Comments

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