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Classified employees urge parity in benefits and warn of transportation staffing crisis
Summary
Classified workers and union representatives urged the board for more equitable health-and-welfare caps and salary increases; bus drivers and union representatives warned of driver shortages and a looming labor action against contractor First Student that is disrupting routes.
Several public commentators used the board’s public-comment period to press for changes in employee compensation and to raise urgent concerns about student transportation.
A classified district employee, reading a letter, said rising insurance costs had eroded the benefit of recent step increases and left her taking home less money than a year ago. "I have been a dedicated employee for 25 years now...I am now taking…
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