The Central Bucks Educational Support Professionals Association (CBESPA) held a peaceful rally outside of Central Bucks High School East before the May 28 school board meeting. The union’s goal was to gain support for a livable wage in their new contract.
“We stand united as one. Both employees and the community,” said Deneen Dry, president of the CBESPA union, at the rally. “We are here to serve our students, but we also need support. We can’t keep showing up day after day when we are faced with wages that force us to have second or third jobs.”
Despite meeting 10 times with the school board, negotiations have gone nowhere. With only 32 days left before the support staff contract deadline, they must keep fighting to reach an agreement or go on strike…