Union Sues Northwest Louisiana School System Over ‘Heroes’ Stipend April 8, 2021
A teachers union has sued a northwest Louisiana school system, saying a $1,000 bonus discriminates against women, older workers and disabled people.
The Caddo Parish School Board approved the “Caddo Heroes Stipend Allocation” for full-time employees who were present for at least 90% of their scheduled workdays during the 2020-21 school year.
Red River United, a local of the American Federation of Teachers, filed the lawsuit on April 5 and announced it at a news conference the same day, news outlets reported.
“This year has been grueling and every employee who has shown up for our students is a hero. That doesn’t change just because someone had to take time off to have a baby, or went in for emergency surgery,” union president Jackie Lansdale said, according to KSLA-TV.
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Union sues, says school board s $1,000 stipend discriminates
April 6, 2021
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SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) A teachers union has sued a northwest Louisiana school system, saying a $1,000 bonus discriminates against women, older workers and disabled people.
The Caddo Parish School Board approved the “Caddo Heroes Stipend Allocation” for full-time employees who were present for at least 90% of their scheduled workdays during the 2020-21 school year.
Red River United, a local of the American Federation of Teachers, filed its lawsuit Monday and announced it at a news conference the same day, news outlets reported.
“This year has been grueling and every employee who has shown up for our students is a hero. That doesn’t change just because someone had to take time off to have a baby, or went in for emergency surgery, union president Jackie Lansdale said, according to KSLA-TV.
Teachers Union Boss: Why Caddo COVID Pay is Unfair
Jackie Lansdale, President of Red River United Teachers Union, details the organization s lawsuit against the Caddo School System s COVID Heroes Pay distribution.
The Union leaders sent a notification late Sunday night saying that the legal fight which centers on the district s plan to give most employees a 1,000 dollar stipend as heroes pay for working during the pandemic. We always said that if we couldn t work this out, that s where we would go next, says Lansdale, referring to an earlier threat to sue, The administration would no move on this and did not recognize the level of what we perceived to be discrimination.