It’s a little like a bad science fiction movie. On Sept. 30, 2009, about 200 employees of the Baldwin County School System will vanish
These are all probationary, non-classified employees,” said John Hudson, the Alabama Education Association Uniserv Director for the district. The AEA represents about 2,500 numbers in the Baldwin County school district and at Faulkner State Community College. nurses, cafeteria workers, teacher aids, P.E. aids. computer aids, mechanics, mechanics, bookkeepers, secretaries, clerks, custodians, grounds workers, and bus drivers will be trimmed.
Layoffs likely to impact students immediately
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Chuck,
I’ve always wondered. Why are layoffs about job preservation for those in administrative rolls? Would an across the board pay cut, or roll back of step raises not be more equitable? if every teacher took a 10% pay cut, would others jobs not then be more stable? Just food for thought. Remember a 10% cut to Faron’s wages would be significant.
Tom not sure what you’re drinking, hope you’ll share but before I take a swig and am still sober let me say that any cut in any employee’s pay would be considered a “partial termination”. An employee can sue the daylights out of the school system and win and AEA will help them. I’m not saying your idea is bad, I’m saying you can’t do it. As for hollinger’s pay, I read in the paper where he makes about $140,000. Cut him out completely ain’t going to fill a 75 million hole. Not really “significant” is it?
75 million or 7.5 million, you sound like my last tax man…
I agree the legal wranglings would be difficult to say the least. Which is why I believe the teachers union is only out for itself, not for the good of the students or the teachers that work there. Given the option would somone with an education degree take a pay cut or a layoff. Reduction in force means tenured teachers can also be let go. Will AEA challenge that in a court of law? Just as assuredly as cuts are still to be made.
Lets look at it this way. If the avg pay in the system is $30,000 with the true cost per employee being say $80,000 (benefits, insurance, SS, retirement match, ect.) and with approximately 2000 employees (guesstimate) then with a 6% across the board pay reduction we would have a reduction in cost of $9,600,000. This is all on assumed best guess numbers–as I am not an employee nor do I have time to research hard numbers. The key is that Taxman is correct, the lawsuits would kill this idea before it gets out the door.
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