NON-SUPPORTED PROFESSIONALS - February 1, 2010

NON-SUPPORTED PROFESSIONALS

Volume 1, Issue 1                                                                                                February 1, 2010

What if…
> No breaks during the work day
> No regard for seniority when jobs are eliminated
> No healthcare coverage
> No Certificate of Distinction I or II
> No due process for discipline
> No Support Sick Leave Bank
> No duty free lunch
> No assistance for meeting highly qualified status
> No supplement for bus riders
> No DROP program and limited retirement benefits
> All jobs reduced to 6 hours

What if…
> The way you work and the way you are treated at work changed because there was no longer a Support Professional Association to bargain and defend your rights?
> You had no rights and no voice in the workplace?
> There was no contract language giving you the right to transfer into a job at a higher pay
    grade during the course of the school year?
> The Legislature and school officials eliminated jobs for support professionals in an effort to balance the budget. Everything is based on funds disapperaing. Cutting funds is the main goal.
> PESPA did not negotiate a process for involuntary transfers, recall or reduction in force?
> There was no equalized pay and you did not receive a check during the holiday break, spring break, or pay for any other holiday when you are not at the worksite?
> There was not progressive discipline and you could be fired without an investigation and process to prove your innocence?
> You had no right to take professional, personal or extended medical leave without fear of losing your job?
> What if this happens?

PESPA, FEA and our national affiliates are your advocates, fighting for you and your rights. Join PESPA and get involved.

Here’s what PESPA and FEA have done for you lately!!
> Protected your health insurance and provided affordable family coverage 
> Protected hundreds of support professional jobs when the district began to slash the budget
> Negotiated $250 supplement for Certificate of Distinction I and $225 supplement for Certificate of Distinction II
> Negotiated a process to support Associates who have to pass the Para Professional test to keep their jobs 
> Two-year contract which includes salary increases
> And much more

If you are not a PESPA member, please join your fellow co-workers by completing the membership form on the reverse side. If you are a member, ask a co-worker to join today. UNITED WE STAND!