Almost 2,000 school workers may go on strike if their demands are not actualized in a new contract by September 30.
— especially with kitchens becoming increasingly short staffed. Despite the majority of members living in the neighborhoods they work, Hunt tellsDespite being underpaid by the school district, Hunt notes that that Local 634 workers are worked way beyond their capacity. This includes student climate staff, who monitor student behavior during unstructured times like lunch and recess.
Furthermore, with no training in conflict resolution or working walkie-talkies, student climate staff lack the proper tools and resources to protect the children. “How are we supposed to keep kids safe when folks don’t know the best ways to deescalate when you know a fight is going to happen? Kids run around; kids try to leave the schoolyard — so are staff supposed to chase them?” Hunt told.
Hunt further noted that cafeteria workers are often required to bring in cooking equipment from their homes in order to prepare meals because their schools do not provide them with effective equipment. “And we have all of this extra work with no proper breaks.” . Currently, climate staff have a probationary period of three months, and for cafeteria workers it’s six months. This is the fight that’s taking the longest, Hunt clarifies, because district officials are looking to“We’re fighting hard right now. And [our concerns] aren’t just overlooked by the school district — they’re overlooked by the whole city, actually,” Hunt told. It isn’t new for the city of Philadelphia to completely disregard the needs of its schooling system.
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