Professional Employees Association

The January – March 2021 issue of the PEA Professional View is now available.

Contents include:

• The Corner
• Ways to Get Involved with PEA
• April 14 General Membership Meeting invitation and agenda
• Directory

Minutes from the October 2020 General Membership Meeting are now available.

The meeting was held virtually by Zoom on October 14, 2020.

Read the minutes.

The October – December 2020 newsletter is now available.

Contents include:

The Corner by Mike Wilde

2021 Calendar of Events

January 13, 2o21, Stewards and Executive Committee Meeting agenda and information.

The PEA fall general membership meeting will be held October 14, 5:30 – 7:00 p.m..

This will be a virtual meeting, held over Zoom.

To RSVP, please email Justine Roe to let her know you will attend so that she includes you when sending out the meeting link.

The newsletter for 3rd Quarter 2020 is now available.

Contents include: New email address, meetings update, wellness plan reminder, nomination and election notice.

COVID-19 Leave Information

Message from SPPS School District:

As we prepare for the upcoming school year, there are many questions and concerns that you are no doubt hearing from your members. The District is also hearing concerns.  In an effort to understand the needs of our employees as we start the school year I want to provide you with an update on COVID leave requests and concerns. All of the info, forms, FAQs, and contacts for leave due to COVID are on the following links. 

Benefits link:  https://www.spps.org/Page/39055  

ADA link:  https://www.spps.org/Page/39787 

Employees may email benefits@spps.org if there are any questions. We are encouraging our union partners to communicate this information to their members to help in the planning for the start of a new school year. The District is also planning to send out this information through many of its normal communication methods. 

The April – June 2020 newsletter has been posted.

Contents include:

Meeting announcements and “Solidarity Thru Safety”.

Please see information available about employee rights related to the coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic.

COVID-19 Employee Notification Procedures

COVID-19 Scenarios and Benefits Available

Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) Employee Rights

Information about the memorandum of agreement between the City of Saint Paul and various unions is available:

Memorandum of Agreement (on City of Saint Paul website)

Adopted City County resolution for the COVID-19 Memorandum of Agreement

This was sent out via email from Catherine Penkert, Director of Libraries:

Hi all,
Please see the below update that applies to all employees affected by the facility closures:

“The City of Saint Paul understands that there were specific employees in the Department of Parks & Recreation and the Saint Paul Public Library that were sent home due to facility closures based on the risk of COVID-19 on March 18th, 2020. 

It is the decision of the City that for those employees that were working or scheduled to work on the day that facilities were closed, they will receive their normal full pay. For the remaining scheduled days that employees of Parks and Libraries were unable to work while their facilities were closed during Pay Period 8, employees will be paid for their scheduled shifts. 

This decision is applicable only to Parks and Libraries staff who were affected by facility closures during the period of March 18th through March 24th, 2020. This sets no precedent for any possible future facility closures.”