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EPA certificated staff say weekly meetings force unpaid extra hours; union bargaining cited as chance for change
Summary
At the Sept. 10 Sequoia Union board meeting, public commenter Marilyn Travis said East Palo Alto certificated staff have worked an unpaid extra hour weekly since 2014 (about 35 unpaid hours per year), and urged the district bargaining team to remove contract language that allows administrators to extend EPA certificated employees' workday.
Marilyn Travis, speaking during public comment at the Sequoia Union High School District board meeting on Sept. 10, told trustees that certificated staff at East Palo Alto are required to stay an hour later each week for staff meetings—unpaid—resulting in roughly 35 unpaid hours per year per staff member. She said the practice has persisted since 2014 and amounts to unpaid…
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