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CSEA raises employee-separation and hours concerns during public comment
Summary
A CSEA representative told the board a long-time classified employee was let go during probation while contracted emeritus employees were reported to be working longer hours; the union urged management to review staffing and pay practices and signaled intent to raise member stories in public comment.
During the open public-comment period CSEA’s representative (speaker 14) read a member’s account criticizing district staffing decisions and calling attention to what the union described as unequal hours for contracted emeritus employees compared with permanent instructional aides. The speaker said the union is at the negotiating table, has settled many contract parts, but has not yet concluded benefits and financial negotiations and that the union will return member stories during public comments. The representative urged district leaders to make classified staff feel valued, to give regular employees preference for hours when appropriate, and to address retention pressures.
Board members acknowledged the remarks; the superintendent and HR were noted as recipients of the concerns, and the speaker said the story would be shared again during public comment for further detail. No formal board action followed directly from the public comment.
