The United School Employees of Pasco (USEP) held a special Building Representative Council meeting tonight, January 13, 2015, and Building Representatives from Pasco’s schools and worksites voted unanimously to recommend the tentative agreements to Pasco’s teachers and SRP.  This was after the USEP Executive Board met on December 16, 2014 and unanimously recommended acceptance to
Read moreTonight the United School Employees of Pasco (USEP) and District negotiation teams settled their contracts and reached tentative agreements for the current school year. The teams have met regularly since June of this year and are pleased to announce this settlement. Actual language and summaries of the settlements will soon be placed on the USEP
Read moreSince last week’s bargaining session, the USEP bargaining teams (Instructional and SRP) have discussed and clarified several important questions that allow us to return to the bargaining table Wednesday evening (December 10th) with high hopes of settling this year’s contracts! The USEP teams did not reject the District’s last offer but simply needed additional time
Read moreLast night USEP instructional and SRP negotiating teams showed solidarity when refusing to sign off on the District’s “Best and Final†proposal. The evening began with USEP teams passing proposals in response to District proposals passed before Thanksgiving break. The District countered with what is termed their “Best and Final” proposal, which includes the elimination
Read moreLast night the District Bargaining proposal still sought to eliminate the Early Retirement Plan, moving from 2-1/2 years to 3 years.  This offer came despite the comments of dozens of teachers and SRP who attended Tuesday’s School Board meeting to speak against excessive state mandated testing as well as the District’s proposal to eliminate the
Read moreOn Thursday night, Pasco Superintendent Browning “trick or treated†school employees in the form of an email. At first it seemed like a treat was really a trick. Like a child who has done something wrong and runs to be the first to tell his side, the Superintendent issued a premature statement about bargaining with
Read moreIf you have been monitoring contract negotiations, you know that USEP passed our initial economic proposals earlier this month. The Board’s counter-proposal was presented as “a package†that included a move to eliminate employees’ Early Retirement Monthly Benefit. Since then, USEP has been inundated with calls of concern and confusion related specifically to this benefit. To help answer
Read moreCast your ballot and promote our endorsed candidates this Saturday by participating in USEP’s Celebrate the Right to Vote Rally! The rally will be held outside the early voting place at The Grove in Wesley Chapel, where we will be encouraging members and their families to vote and to support USEP’s endorsed candidates. Members who want to
Read moreAre you or someone you know interested in working part time for a progressive employee-friendly organization? If so, check out the two vacancy announcements on the USEP Staff Page! USEP is accepting applications for part-time positions of Clerk/Receptionist and Bookkeeper. While the positions will remain open until filled, USEP is looking to fill the positions
Read moreThe Laker/Lutz News recently published a great profile on USEP President Kenny Blankenship, and you should check it out if you haven’t already! In the article Kenny explains his union roots, why protecting individual planning time for teachers is a union priority, and how the legislature has repeatedly failed to deliver on promises to support public
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