Across Guilford County School district, some nutrition workers will be calling out of work because they say they are not getting paid enough.
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Monday morning, some Guilford County School employees are staging what they are saying is a “Call Out” due to their low pay.
The nutrition workers say the pay they receive is not enough. We did reach out to Guilford County School District for more information, and we’re waiting to hear back.
According to a phone call to parents from school administrators, they are aware and have been working to resolve the issues workers have.
We spoke with Eastern Guilford High School cafeteria manager Kelly Shepherd who says he’s been with the district for over 12 years and his pay is not reflective of it.
Shepherd said Eastern Guilford High School is the only school in the district that does not have pay steps which is based on years of service an employee has.
Now, Shepherd said GCS has been in negotiations with nutrition workers, offering incentives like manager’s bonus programs every quarter.
Recently, the state budget included raises for state employees. However, Shepherd said nutrition staff were not included in that raise.
Negotiations are expected to continue this morning.