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2010 Candidates Walk a Day in Our Shoes

To win our endorsement, we want candidates to see what it's like to do the hard work that we do every day. Everyone from President Obama to local school board candidates have participated in order to be considered for our support.

Walking a day in our shoes doesn't guarantee our endorsement, but it qualifies a candidate to be considered when we have our Town Hall meetings and vote on which candidates will get our support.

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L.A. school district union agrees to furloughs

The Los Angeles Times reported on September 23, 2009 on the agreement reached between SEIU Local 99 and LAUSD regarding furlough days for Bus Drivers.

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LAUSD, bus drivers agree on furloughs

Read this story from the September 22, 2009 edition of the Daily News about the agreement on furlough days for LAUSD bus drivers

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Back to School. Back to What?

This op/ed by SEIU Local 99 Executive Director Bill A. lloyd about the impact of budget cuts and staff reductions on LAUSD schools appeared in the September 10, 2009 edition of the Los Angeles Sentinel.

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News Clips of Our June Lobby Trip and LAUSD Rally

Local 99 Members Take It to Sacramento!

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Thrust Into a Labor Dispute

The LOS ANGELES TIMES covered this story about a parent at Options Head Start who faced management retailiation after showing her support for SEIU Local 99 members who are fighting to secure a strong contract.

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Workers at Community Colleges OK 4-day week

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Parent Kicked Off Board After Participating in Protest

The SAN GABRIEL VALLEY TRIBUNE published this article on Vanessa Madrid, a parent at Options Inc. who was ousted from the Parent Board after participating in a one-day protest in support of Local 99 members.

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Helping Pre-K Teachers Create Magic by Judy Chu

The Honorable Judy Chu, Chair of the California State Board of Equalization, published this guest editorial in the SAN GABRIEL VALLEY TRIBUNE in support of SEIU Local 99 members at Options early education centers.

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L.A. Unified dishes out health benefits

Gama Andrade

THE LOS ANGELES TIMES featured a full-length article about the recent victory of LAUSD Cafeteria Workers. SEIU Local 99 members Gama Andrade and Catherine Zamarripa were interviewed by Times writer Howard Blume, and spoke about the hardship of not having health coverage.

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LAUSD Widens Health Benefits

THE DAILY NEWS - coverage of the LAUSD School Board's vote to expand hours for cafeteria workers.

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Malestar en el LAUSD por retrasos en pagos

LA OPINION, Spanish-language daily newspaper's coverage of how the payroll crisis at LAUSD has affected members of SEIU Local 99.

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Press Releases

Victory for Students & Cafeteria Workers

LAUSD School Board Votes 5-2 in Favor of Resolution That Will Vastly Improve Lunch Service for Students and Qualify Cafeteria Workers for Health Benefits.

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