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“A Champion for L.A.’s Students & Working Families” – Statement from SEIU Local 99 on the Death of Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte

By |December 5th, 2013|Press, Press Releases|

SEIU Local 99 Executive Director Courtni Pugh issued the following statement: “We are truly saddened by the passing of Board Member Marguerite Poindexter LaMotte. We have lost a champion for L.A.’s students and working families. Never afraid to speak her voice to ensure children were at the forefront of all decisions, she will be remembered [Read more]

Optimizing Access to Services, Inspiring Success: A Framework for Addressing the Needs of the Whole Child in Our Schools

By |October 1st, 2013|Press, Press Releases|

PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release October 1, 2013   SEIU Local 99 Executive Director Courtni Pugh issued the following statement on today’s meeting of the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education: “Today, the Los Angeles Unified School Board demonstrated a solid commitment to helping students succeed by acknowledging the need to take a [Read more]

SEIU Local 99 Education Workers and L.A. Labor Federation Endorse School Board Candidates for Compton, Hacienda-La Puente, Lynwood, and Torrance Unified School Districts

By |September 17th, 2013|Press, Press Releases|

Press Release For Immediate Release: Tuesday, September 17, 2013 Contact: Blanca Gallegos—(213) 500-9594 Los Angeles, CA — The cafeteria workers, custodians, bus drivers, teaching assistants, and other education workers of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 99 were joined by the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor in endorsing the following candidates for school [Read more]

State Legislators Agree that School Employees Should Have a Voice In Charter School Process

By |August 26th, 2013|Press, Press Releases|

Press Release For Immediate Release: August 26, 2013 Contact: Blanca Gallegos— (213)387-8393 ext. 219 cell: (213) 500-9594 School workers urge Governor Brown to sign AB917 Los Angeles, CA — Today, with their passage of Assembly Bill 917, the California State Senate recognized that cafeteria workers, school custodians, classroom aides, and other K-12 school employees must [Read more]

State Legislators Agree that School Employees Should Have a Voice In Charter School Process

By |August 26th, 2013|Press, Press Releases|

Press Release For Immediate Release: August 26, 2013 Contact: Blanca Gallegos— (213)387-8393 ext. 219 cell: (213) 500-9594 School workers urge Governor Brown to sign AB917 Los Angeles, CA — Today, with their passage of Assembly Bill 917, the California State Senate recognized that cafeteria workers, school custodians, classroom aides, and other K-12 school employees must [Read more]

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