Teacher-ESP Pay Gap?
The West Virginia School Service Personnel Association, representing about 8,500 education support personnel (ESP), is using an argument for higher pay that I haven't seen before: the wage gap between ESPs and teachers is too big.
"As inflation continues, the cost of a school bus operator filling up his or her personal gas tank costs the same amount as those teachers or principals filling up their tanks, and they're making considerably more money," said union executive secretary Bob Brown.
It's important to note that teachers and ESPs are represented by different unions in West Virginia, as well as in other states, California being the largest. You would never see mention of a pay gap if NEA or AFT represented both teachers and ESPs.
"As inflation continues, the cost of a school bus operator filling up his or her personal gas tank costs the same amount as those teachers or principals filling up their tanks, and they're making considerably more money," said union executive secretary Bob Brown.
It's important to note that teachers and ESPs are represented by different unions in West Virginia, as well as in other states, California being the largest. You would never see mention of a pay gap if NEA or AFT represented both teachers and ESPs.
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