Duval Teachers Union members met with the Duval County Public School HR department on Monday, one of the multiple meetings that could happen over the next couple of weeks as workers try to figure out the future of their careers.DTU put in a notice to the superintendent for an “impact bargaining session” because when you are changing positions based on budgeting it has to be negotiated, and that led to Monday’s meeting.
In the same room where board members make decisions and meetings happen, about 30 to 40 teachers union members learned more about the possibility of losing their jobs after the district announced there could be hundreds of positions cut for the next school year. Schultz did not do a one-on-one interview, but she did explain to the group that there is a goal to offer jobs.
“Surplusing means you don’t have a position at your work site but they will find you another position in the district that you are qualified for,” Brooks-Evans said. “It’s been a challenge, especially with us dealing with things that come out of Tallahassee that directly impact the working condition of the employees that we represent.”