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July 06, 2009
MVUSD RIFs Again
In the picture above, Lizeth is standing to the leftside of CTA President David Sanchez during a press conference on the floor of the NEA-Rep Assembly in San Diego.
MVEA has been working in good faith with the District to resolve the anticipated $20 million deficit should the state pass another budget. On June 30, despite the hours and hours MVEA has spent with District representatives to address the deficit, the School Board directed the District to lay off again and has, through the District, threatened that if the Association does not agree to at least a 3 percent pay cut, then they will "RIF" again. It has also been reported to MVEA that District representatives from Human Resources are blaming MVEA. In fact, the District has enough money to proceed without layoffs but is insisting on saving $6 million of $13.5 million of its stimulus money for 10-11. The District has other money as well: $8 million on post employment money (an accounting practice), $3.5 million for an early debt payment that sits there, to name a few of the pots. Essentially, the District wants educators to take cuts while it saves the stimulus money, money that was intended to save jobs.
CTA leadership is working with MVEA to assist in any way it can. Lizeth Piskulich, a third grade teacher in Moreno Valley, like many others, received her second notice via phone. In her case, she was attending the NEA-Rep Assembly. Lizeth turned down another teaching job when she again signed a contract with MVUSD. Now she has lost the other job and is threatened again with no job from Moreno Valley Unified, a story not unlike many of her peers. She and 10,000 other delegates wrote postcards to the Governor which were delivered on Monday, July 6, 2009, to his San Diego Office.
The School Board will meet on July 10, 2009, to consider 130 RIFs. MVEA continues to pursue a fair resolution to this problem and is working with CTA legal on potential unfair labor practices against the District. Stay tuned.
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