In the Nashville, Tenn in the Metro School Board voted 5-3 in favor of outsourcing the jobs of school customers and groundskeepers. It is about 700 employees that affects and it will save the school district, it estimated $6 million a year. The Ohio-based GCA Service Group will take over the work under the proposal approved.
To keep their jobs, the employees have to reapply with GCA and will earn less and lose their pensions. At several jobs, the employees can reapply. The Custodian Leroy Hamer stated that, it is the pits, it’s like a slap on the face. About the company Metro will use to take care of its schools in reapplying for their jobs is just the beginning of the workers complaints.
According to the plans outlined by GCA, the employee will not only lose their pension benefits, but their benefits. On the average of $25,000, the custodians right now make about at most $35,000 a year and that is the average range, this is one of the employee advocate said. Then the GCA said that they are working hard to make sure that the transition is easy for the Metro employees workers are not convicted.
Making a big mistake in hiring the outside company and point to the fact that GCA is based out of the state they claim the school board on numerous ways. More than 15 companies placed a bid with Metro, the first choice of the school district’s is the GCA. The GCA was the most experienced company with current contracts with the other Tennessee schools. It is estimated that the $20 million per year under the proposal will be paid by the district.
Keeping the services was part of the school districts, the decision to outsource custodial and grounds is about $633 million budget plan passed earlier this year.
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