Education support professionals: Additional pay for ESPs, essential workers still being debated
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Education support professionals: Additional pay for ESPs, essential workers still being debated

Decisions around the additional $250 million set aside to honor essential workers with additional compensation by Gov. Tim Walz and the Minnesota Legislature remains with the working group of legislators, as of press time. Education Minnesota has been advocating for education support professionals, who have been working in-person throughout the entire COVID-19 pandemic, to be…

Osseo ESPs embrace ambitious bargaining campaign

After working on the front lines and going above and beyond during this pandemic, the Osseo Education Support Professionals are engaged in a bargaining campaign, fighting for respect, training, and livable wages and benefits. “We’ve come off and are still in a very, very stressful year,” said Becky Hespen, Osseo ESP paraprofessionals local president. “ESPs…

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ESP Bill of Rights a key part of legislative agenda again

ESP Bill of Rights a key part of legislative agenda again Education Minnesota will once again be introducing an ESP Bill of Rights as legislation this session. The union hopes to push key parts of this package of proposals to have hearings and receive attention. Everyone who works in public education deserves the same things….