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Paraeducators and Special‑education Staff Tell Brockton School Committee 2% Offer Amounts to a Pay Cut
Summary
Paraeducators, special‑education teachers and support staff urged the Brockton School Committee to negotiate higher wages, saying a proposed 2% increase does not keep pace with rising health‑care and living costs and amounts to a pay cut.
Paraeducators, special‑education teachers and other support staff told the Brockton School Committee on Sept. 16 that a proposed 2% pay increase being discussed in contract negotiations would amount to a pay cut once rising health‑care and living costs are taken into account.
The speakers said the district’s labor team sometimes did not send a full negotiating delegation and that the committee’s current offer fails to recognize the scope of paraeducators’ work. "A 2% increase in the face of a rising health care cost is not a raise," said Stacy McDonald, a public commenter who identified herself during the hearing of visitors.
Nut graf: The comments came during the public comment portion of the meeting as contract talks continue between…
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