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Mr. Cushman,

I don’t know about bonuses, but I do know that step increases are their own line item.

So yes, they are not part of an employees salary since salary is salary and step increases are a separate line item, and therefore not part of a salary.

Step increase is part of a benefit package but not part of a salary. Just like an hsa isn’t a stipend. It’s an incentive for the employee to spend their co-share wisely which saves money.

Feel free to write a third manifesto about a third topic (first was talking about benefits when we were talking about salaries, then you came back talking about bonuses and continued talking about insurance, who knows what will be next) to try to prove your prowess.

The topic at hand is all the other unions took zeros and the teachers didn’t. Now the teachers want exorbitant raises. Try to focus.