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Support staff urge higher pay as Wilmette District 39 enters contract talks
Summary
Support staff and paraprofessionals urged the Wilmette School District 39 board to prioritize wage increases during public comment ahead of upcoming contract negotiations, citing low annual pay (under $32,000 and $29,000) and asking administration to ‘reinvest’ in frontline school employees.
Members of Wilmette Public Schools District 39’s support staff urged the Board of Education on April 27 to prioritize higher wages as the district begins contract negotiations with its union.
Cindy Lyke, an office clerk at Wilmette Junior High School, told the board that some district bonuses exceed annual salaries for support workers and asked the board to “consider that some positions in D 39 receive bonuses that are higher than some of our support staff's annual salaries.”…
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