Montgomery County teachers file class action grievance over payroll issues

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — Frustration is growing among some educators in the Montgomery County Public Schools system (MCPS) after some did not receive their paychecks on time, and others received less than they were owed.

Now, the Montgomery County Educators’ Association (MCEA) has filed a class action grievance against the school system, hoping to bring attention and swift action to what they say is an ongoing problem tied to a new payroll system.

“It is really outrageous,” David Stein, president of MCEA, said...

https://www.dcnewsnow.com/news/local-news/maryland/montgomery-county/montgomery-county-teachers-file-class-action-grievance-over-payroll-issues/

“Mr. [Casey] Anderson instructed employees to keep quiet because they were ‘lucky to still have jobs,’” the union wrote in the filing. .@CaseyAndersonPB @montgomeryplans @MoCoCouncilMD

Union says park employees have unsafe work conditions during pandemic

...According to the grievance, the commission has not provided emergency pay during the public health emergency, as required in provisions in the union’s collective bargaining agreement.

The commission has also refused to provide adequate personal protective equipment and institute social distancing among employees, which creates a risk of “serious bodily harm,” the union wrote in the grievance.

In the April 8 charge, the union said Casey Anderson, vice chair of the commission, “admonished” employees at an April 2 meeting for complaining about safety concerns regarding the coronavirus.

“Mr. Anderson instructed employees to keep quiet because they were ‘lucky to still have jobs,’” the union wrote in the filing. “Mr. Anderson told the Union members that the Commission would not comply with any ‘social distancing’ measures and that their working conditions would be ‘business as usual.’”..

https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-beat/coronavirus/union-says-park-employees-have-unsafe-work-conditions-during-pandemic/