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Transportation and support staff urge Aldine ISD trustees to approve pay raises during public comment
Summary
Multiple speakers at the June 10 Aldine ISD board meeting urged trustees to increase pay and correct compensation practices for transportation and support staff, citing unpaid extra trips and low morale; speakers included a grievance representative, union representatives and the president of Aldine AFT.
Several employees and union representatives used the public-comment period at the Aldine ISD Board of Trustees meeting on June 10 to press trustees for higher pay and equitable treatment for transportation and support staff.
Fidel Minor, identified as a vice president and grievance representative in the transportation department, told the board that transportation employees have gone without a raise for a long period and urged trustees to move beyond promises to action. "Let's not stop. Let's stop talking about it, and let's really be about it. Make a motion so that they can get what they have rightfully earned and deserve," Minor said.
Eddie McGee, who identified himself as an executive-board member and accident appeals representative for Local 260 and as a chief union steward, said transportation workers routinely take on additional assignments and should be paid for that work rather than being told it amounts to "double dipping." "If I have a regular assignment and you give me an additional piece of work, they should be compensated for it," McGee said.
Candace Houston, identified as president of Aldine AFT, asked the board to prioritize fairness and equity in the district's 2025—26 compensation plan and to extend raises across paraprofessional and school-related support subgroups. "Our fairness and equity must extend for every para and school-related subgroup, not one, but all," Houston said.
Speakers framed their comments as part of the district's ongoing budgeting and compensation conversations; the board heard these remarks during the public-comment portion of the meeting. No board action was taken at the meeting in response to these comments; one trustee previously noted that budget choices for 2025—26 included use of fund balance to cover a deficit.
Other public commenters included a parent who offered praise for Vines Primary staff and described the impact of special-education teachers and aides on her child; that testimony was an expression of support rather than a request for action.
