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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's pretty much public: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OA8HANnsPlM7-xyvfma4H_0nRLQRYaKo/view[/quote]

Do folks know how many of the positions on the first two pages (the ones still in line to be cut) are SEIU vs MCEA positions?  Theoretically either union could agree to give up some of their raises to avoid layoffs, but I would assume reducing MCEA raises would save a lot more money but they'd be less motivated to do so if most of the cuts are to SEIU jobs...[/quote]

I think Special Ed Resource Teachers, Social Workers, and Pupil Personnel Workers are MCEA positions-- not sure if any of the others area.  So that's like 100 of the 450 positions currently in line to be cut under the budget that Council's about to pass.[/quote]

They won't be cut[/quote]

They’ll keep their positions. Teachers and staff just won’t get their step and cola increases. [/quote]

Will MCEA give up their COLA increases to save mostly-SEIU positions, though?[/quote]

Haha, good one, and I’m a SEIU member who is likely going to lose their job. My fellow SEIU coworkers wouldn’t even give up their raise to save us. At this point, everyone is looking out only for their own interests. [/quote]

The thing to understand about MCPS and the unions is that in budget negotiations with the Council, they band together to pressure the Council for more funding. Taylor could have simply let the Council give MCPS less than they did and then say whelp we are going to have to reduce the raises. Instead, he sent a dramatic letter about the horrific impact of not increasing the budget by the exact amount he demanded. And it worked! He got a lot of people upset and scared and they all went to yell at the Council who gave MCPS more than what is frankly wise given the fiscal situation. Now it is time for the unions to work with Taylor to save those jobs. But not before. They needed people to feel scared.[/quote]

Not of fan of Taylor's manipulative fear tactics - that probably is going to enjoy a short shelf-life. Not sure he can get away with publicizing another multi-page list of all the jobs he will be cutting next year if he doesn't get his way, and think he again will obtain some success.

It's a crap way to communicate to school district employees. [/quote]

I completely agree with you. He sounds like a real piece of work.[/quote]

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