The vaccine has proven to be the most powerful protection against COVID-19 and the pathway to ensuring the health and safety of all students and staff. That is why we encourage all SEIU Local 99 members to get vaccinated by this Saturday, October 16, 2021. This is the deadline that has been set by [Read more]
The vaccine has proven to be the most powerful protection against COVID-19 and the pathway to ensuring the health and safety of all students and staff. That is why we encourage all SEIU Local 99 members to get vaccinated. Receiving the first dose of the vaccine now will still allow you to meet LUSD’s [Read more]
The vaccine has proven to be the most powerful protection against COVID-19 and the pathway to ensuring the health and safety of all students and staff. That is why we encourage all SEIU Local 99 members to get vaccinated by this Friday, October 15, 2021. The district is requiring that proof of full vaccination [Read more]
The vaccine has proven to be the most powerful protection against COVID-19 and the pathway to ensuring the health and safety of all students and staff. That is why we encourage all SEIU Local 99 members to get vaccinated as soon as possible. As of November 1, 2021, all LACOE employees must either have [Read more]
The vaccine has proven to be the most powerful protection against COVID-19 and the pathway to ensuring the health and safety of all students and staff. Our SEIU Local 99 bargaining team is concluding negotiations with the district to ensure that workers’ rights are protected as the vaccine requirement is implemented. The October 15 [Read more]
As essential workers, we know there is an urgent need to ensure the highest levels of safety for students and staff in our schools. LAUSD has established the vaccine requirement as a condition of employment in order to protect public safety. The district’s requirement aligns with other local, state and federal orders requiring vaccinations. Read the FAQ on the requirements and see where you can get vaccinated.
We will soon begin negotiations with Santa Monica Malibu Unified for our next full contract. Our wages, hours, working conditions and other issues affecting our jobs are on the line. The first step to winning a strong contract is electing our bargaining team. The bargaining team is made up of the Chief Steward and nine other members. Nominations for members wishing to be part of the team will be open August 23-27, 2021
For those who missed it, this is a recording from our April 27 Regional Membership Meeting. If you would like to be notified via email of future SEIU Local 99 webinars, please consider subscribing to receive our emails.
SEIU Local 99 members spoke with legislators during virtual lobby visits, made calls and sent emails to Governor Newsom and showed our strength as essential workers throughout the pandemic. This moved the Governor to increase funding for education in his May Revise Budget. The May revision includes funding that focuses on closing the learning gap that was significantly increased during the pandemic and dedicated dollars to fully reopen schools. Once the budget is approved, the funds in the state budget get dispersed to local school districts and agencies. This is the money that will be play in our contract negotiations. Check out this infographic of the Governor’s May Revision budget proposal.
Every weekday during the 2:30 PM to 11:00 PM timeframe, Edna Logan, a Building & Grounds Worker at Esteban Torres High School in East Los Angeles, is responsible for cleaning approximately 18 classrooms, 12 bathrooms, a staff lounge, and four rehearsal studios for the dance, theatre, and music programs. LA Taco spent a day in the life of Edna as part of their "Someone's Gotta Do It" series.
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