| Big Win for Support Staff |
| This week, Governor Janet Mills signed into law LD 300, MEA’s bill onpay averaging. LD 300 simply requires schools to offer support staff employees the option to collect their pay over a 12 month or shorter period, to be locally negotiated, so workers have a steady paycheck they can count on. At the public hearing, hourly school employees spoke about the challenges of making ends meet with such low pay and inconsistent paychecks due to snow days and school breaks. After a procedural issue nearly killed the bill, MEA was able to revive LD 300 and pass it in both legislative chambers. This is a big win for our school support staff and MEA is proud of the work that went into its passage! |
