AR Handbook – 103 Contracted employees are more productive because they are not bound by union ... contracts or by complex hiring-and-firing regulations. • Continuity and teamwork among ESP and teachers is essential in providing a sound educational atmosphere. Inexperienced transient workers with few benefits and receiving minimum wages have little incentive to assist in creating a satisfactory school climate. • Subcontractors bring in a revolving door of faceless, nameless employees with low wages, small or nonexistent benefit packages and substandard working conditions. • Subcontracting places all of us at risk, especially the children! STRANGERS IN OUR SCHOOLS ARE HAZARDOUS TO EVERYONE’S HEALTH and WELL-BEING! Public sector employees (PSE) are subject to background checks that private employers desire to skip in order to save dollars, keep costs low, and maintain a steady stream of employees. Many private sector workers often aren’t on the job long enough for the background check to be completed. • ESP employees are usually local residents or reside in neighboring communities. The dollars they earn directly impact the local economy. • Unions promote jobs and justice, while at the same time, work to improve schools. Studies show that organized workers are more productive and have lower turnover rates. • ESP employees, with the assistance of their unions, bargain for fair wages and benefits and, therefore, are less likely to become dependent on public benefit programs and services. • School districts lose control over the individuals working in schools – with/near students – when they subcontract services and staff. Private-sector managers have a strong incentive to perform well. (Money, advancement.) • Advancement of private sector employees is directly linked to saving money. Cutting costs, minimizing staffing, low wages, and poor quality materials result in substandard services. • Private sector managers and employees are loyal to the subcontractor, not to the school system or the residents who support the funding of the district through their tax dollars. • Private sector employers have a long and famous history of BRIBERY, KICKBACKS, and PAYOFFS. Involvement in questionable and illegal practices may be motivated by a desire to expand profits. Corruption is a danger that school districts may face when they become involved with private contractors. • BANKRUPTCY, FINANCIAL PROBLEMS, AND LACK OF EQUIPMENT may cause contractors to cease or curtail operations. School districts could be left without vital services necessary to provide education to the children of their community. Without their own supplies, equipment, and personnel, Boards of education will have a difficult time putting the pieces back together again.
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