Neshaminy to vote Tuesday on 5-year support staff contract

The Neshaminy School District has reached a tentative agreement on a new five-year contract with its support staff union.

Members of the Neshaminy Educational Support Professional Association have ratified the deal, and it will be considered by the school board at its Tuesday, Jan. 24 meeting.

If approved by the board, the contract would be retroactively effective back to July 1, 2022 and would extend through June 30, 2027. It covers roughly 500 Neshaminy positions including instructional, hallway, playground and cafeteria aides; bus drivers; food service workers; custodians; maintenance and grounds workers; technology services workers and clerical staff.

The tentative contract gives all union members a 4% salary increase the first year; a 3.4% increase for grandfathered employees and 3.6% increase for new employees in the second year; 3.4% for grandfathered employees and 3.6% for new employees in the third year; 3.5% for grandfathered employees and 3.7% for new employees in the fourth year; and 3.15% for grandfathered employees and 3.3% for new employees in the final year.

Among the many other provisions in the deal is the school district reserving the right to outsource 140 positions (as compared to 98 positions in the previous agreement), with no restrictions as to what positions can be outsourced.

The tentative deal is estimated to bring a total of $3.9 million in additional costs, with $791,000 in the first year, $700,000 in the second, $761,000 in the third, $795,000 in the fourth and $841,000 in the final year.

Responding to emails, both NESPA President John McGinley and school board members stated they didn’t want to comment on the deal until after the school board vote.

For more details, visit neshaminy.org and click on “NESPA Tentative Contract Information.”

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