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Office personnel say bargaining stalled; chapter urges board to press for equitable settlement ahead of mediation
Summary
Multiple office personnel and union leaders told the board that classified office staff bargaining reached an impasse and urged board members to support an equitable settlement, citing staffing pressures, increased duties and a roughly $37.7 million package of proposals the chapter presented.
Office personnel, union leaders and supporters used the board’s public comment period to urge the Edmonds School District Board to back classified staff in bargaining as the chapter moves into mediation.
Lori Velasquez, who identified herself as a long‑term employee and office manager in the district, said office personnel are ‘‘the glue that holds this district together’’ and described increasing workloads and stagnating compensation. She said chapter members had raised workplace priorities repeatedly and wanted the board to know…
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