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Paraeducators, classified staff urge board to reject proposed changes to union‑recognition rules as policy review continues
Summary
Paraeducators and classified‑staff leaders urged the Boulder Valley School District board on Oct. 28 to reject proposed policy changes that would condition district recognition of employee organizations on a membership threshold and narrow bargaining scope.
Several union representatives and paraeducators used the board’s public‑comment period on Oct. 28 to urge trustees not to approve proposed revisions to district policies that govern recognition of employee organizations and bargaining scope.
Speakers and concerns. Lisa Larson, paraeducator and president of the Boulder Valley Paraeducator Association, told the board she opposed a proposed 51% membership threshold for union recognition and said many paraeducators cannot afford dues.
"Some paras can't afford to pay dues, but they benefit from having fellow paras in leadership roles in the union," Larson said. "The threat of the administration having the power to dissolve a union…
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