Thank you for all of the work you engaged in over the summer. I know many of us did not get things we had hoped for. To be very clear - your work is the reason we have an MOU that was designed by members to reflect their needs. Our MOU is another tool in our toolbox to continue to advocate for ourselves, our students, and our communities.
Jeffco management was under no obligation to bargain the MOU with us, and they have still refused to do so with JESPA. The incredible work of this team and our members pushed Jeffco management to the table to make an agreement and we will hold them to it.
Now, we have other important work that still needs to be done. We will be shifting our MOU creation efforts to enforcing our new MOU language, negotiated agreement (contract), and health and safety standards. We are also moving quickly towards bargaining our full contract, and engaging in other important work with our membership. The power we have built over the summer must continue to grow, the stronger we are the more effective we will be in every action taken moving forward.
I am asking each one of you to please find a way to stay engaged in our work. Even those of you on a 1-year leave of absence - the work we have in front of us this year will continue to impact us next year.
Together we are mighty!