Jersey City school district paraprofessionals union at impasse; some seeks to oust union prez
Updated: Oct. 06, 2023, 5:02 p.m.Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey JournalA rift is growing within the paraprofessionals union in the Jersey City sch...
Updated: Oct. 06, 2023, 5:02 p.m.Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey JournalA rift is growing within the paraprofessionals union in the Jersey City school district amid contract negotiations, with more than a third of the membersThe union — which represents staff members who serve mostly as teaching assistants or aides — has been offered annual raises of between 3.11% and 4. for a new four-year contract, but negotiations have reached an impasse because the union refuses to concede the right to a president that performs full-time union work rather than serving as a paraprofessional, the school district's chief negotiator told the public at last week's Board of Education meeting.