Who We Are

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SEIU Local 99 is a union of over 37,000 education workers.

We are the dedicated education workers who guide our children from pre-school and kindergarten, through grade school, high school, and college. We ensure that our kids are able to learn in a clean, safe environment. We are teachers, paraeducators, custodians, cafeteria workers and others working in schools, colleges and administrative offices throughout Southern California.
We are school employees in K-12 schools, including Los Angeles Unified, Lynwood Unified, Torrance Unified, Compton Unified, Santa Monica-Malibu Unified, Hacienda/La Puente Unified, and Pleasant Valley School Districts.
LAUSD Rally
We work in Early Education programs as well, from Options Head Start and State Pre-school to Orange County Head Start, Charles Drew Head Start, and the Mexican American Opportunity Foundation.

SEIU Local 99 members also work in the Los Angeles Community College District, Ventura Community College District and the Los Angeles County Office of Education.



Our Mission

We, the working men and women believe we have a moral responsibility to the future generations to leave the world a better place for all who come after us. Therefore, we, SEIU Local 99 in both public and private sector jurisdictions, are united by the belief inthe dignity and worth of workers and the services they provide. We unite to form a stronger union to build power for ourselves and to protect and develop the welfare and interest of our membership and organize all working people through education and collective actions so that we shall obtain the best possible compensation for our labor, greater control over all aspects of our work and improvements of the conditions under which we work.

We empower courageous leadership. We strive to enhance the strength and influence of the union while improving the lives of workers and their families. Our power and effectiveness depend upon the active participation and commitment of our members and solidarity with each other and our political and community allies.