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Polk County board approves AFSCME and nonunion raises; teachers press for larger pay increases
Summary
On Dec. 10 the Polk County School Board approved tentative salary agreements with AFSCME Local 2227 and a 4% across‑the‑board raise for nonunion staff, retroactive to July 1, 2024. Teachers and union leaders told the board the increases fall short of what is needed to retain staff.
The Polk County School Board voted Dec. 10 to approve tentative salary agreements with AFSCME Local 2227 and a 4% increase across nonunion salary schedules, actions the board said are retroactive to July 1, 2024 and will be reflected in January paychecks.
The agreements for represented AFSCME workers — which the board described as covering custodial, electronic equipment repair and support (EARS), maintenance trades, vehicle services, warehouse employees and school nutrition assistants — were presented to the board by a district staff member, identified in the meeting as Mister Warren. "The superintendent and staff are pleased to recommend approval of the collaborative tentative agreements," Warren told trustees as he summarized the deal details and ratification process.
Under the AFSCME package, the day custodian starting wage rises from $15.15 to…
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