The lunch program was an important part of Joseph Schools, it had good administrative backing and a congenial family atmosphere prevailed...A couple of years into my tenure, our 3 year classified contract was up for renewal...A time for negotiations...One of the school board members showed particular interested in all of the classified staff and wanted to work with us to come up with a wage scale that had built in cost of living raises as well as step increases, similar to the certified contract.
For the past two years I had remained quiet, listening and watching, all the time learning the workings of the kitchen and the system...The head cooks job had never been recognized as an administrative position, as was the head custodial job...Margaret was paid pennys more than I was, but had all the responsibility of menus, ordering, budgeting and supervising two employees...It looked like the right time to make some changes...Now I was ready to take an active part in getting a fair and equitable wage scale, so I volunteered to be on the negotiating committee.
We made good progress that year...A new wage scale in place and progress for the head cook, but it would be another 3 years before that was improved even more...Margaret had a dream of retiring in a few years and joining the peace corp...Did I have aspirations??...Hugs To All...OWAV:)
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