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Transport staff tell Ferguson-Florissant board they feel underpaid, mistreated; board promises follow-up
Summary
Current and former transportation employees urged the Ferguson-Florissant School District board to address unclear pay steps, low wages and alleged workplace retaliation and favoritism; the board thanked speakers and said staff will follow up through the superintendent's office.
Several members of the district transportation workforce told the Ferguson-Florissant School District Board of Education on Feb. 10 that pay steps are unclear, wages lag and workplace treatment has driven low morale.
At the start of the public-comment period, a transportation employee raised a question about how pay steps operate and how long it takes to reach top pay. Tamika Bassett, speaking for the department along with Vanita East, said the department is “overworked and underpaid” and described “bullying, favoritism, retaliation, and sexism” in…
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