Bonus Pay Petition Update
Thanks to the support of our amazing members and allies, we’ve collected over 200 signatures on our petition to FCPS leadership demanding equal summer bonus pay for Education Support Professionals.
Because of our success, local media has picked up on our efforts. FEA’s very own Alyce Pope, Family Services Specialist, spoke to Fox5 about how ESPs hold the same value of teachers and should be entitled to the same benefits.
We were disheartened to hear FCPS’s “non-response” to the statement in the Fox5 segment, adding insult to injury by not even properly identifying the issue. Their claim that “Salary scales are always different for licensed and unlicensed staff” holds no weight as bus drivers, mechanics, social workers, family service professionals, technicians and many other ESP positions across the county all require licenses. Furthermore, this insinuates that workers that are unlicensed don't deserve the same respect and dignity as their peers.
FEA will continue to push back against this unfair rhetoric and demand sustainable and progressive change for ALL workers across FCPS!
Please make sure to sign on to our petition if you haven’t already: fairfaxea.us/petition