PHOENIX — The Phoenix Union High School District is planning to cut positions, citing a major drop in enrollment and ongoing funding challenges.

Union members within the Arizona Education Association say the cuts, which will affect roughly six percent of the district’s workforce, have caused uncertainty among educators.

"It's really scary on a state level, but at a local level, talking to individuals... certified staff, because there's such a wide range of us, it is scary. It's scary like, you know what? What is my job like? Is my job a potential loss here?" said Estaban Flemons, president of the Phoenix Union Classroom Teachers' Association.

Flemons said the economic climate is adding to the stress.

"It's a very nerve-wracking time right now. Economy is rough, so people are worried

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