PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. — After months of back and forth negotiations, bus drivers and other support employees in the School District of Palm Beach County will get a pay raise.
According to school board documents, members of the Service Employees International Union will get a 3.5% salary increase, except for bus drivers. They'll get a $2.25 hourly increase.
Both will be retroactive to Jan 1 of this year.
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As part of the agreement, the school district is also increasing its minimum wage to $15 an hour beginning July 1 for all employees.
Starting pay for bus drivers will bump up to $17.33 an hour.
All regular employees will also get a $1,500 one-time bonus.
This is in line with the raise agreement reached with the teachers' union earlier this year, as Palm Beach County public school teachers received an average 3.5% raise and one-time $1,500 bonus.
School board members officially approved the deal at their June 1 meeting.