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Support staff urge South Fayette board to raise pay, equalize health-care contributions amid stalled negotiations
Summary
Support staff representatives and residents told the South Fayette Township SD board the district’s support workers have gone more than a year without a new contract and that current health-care contribution rules force lower-paid support staff to pay more than other employees.
Support staff representatives and residents pressed the South Fayette Township SD Board of School Directors at its Jan. 27, 2025, meeting to resolve stalled contract talks and change how the district allocates health-care costs.
The comments came during the public-comment portion of the meeting, when Leslie Wilitz, president of ESF Support Staff, described negotiations that she said have lasted “for over a year” and criticized the district’s health-plan contribution structure. “Paying competitive wages will,” Wilitz…
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