SEIU Local 99 members at Compton Unified School District did it — together. After standing strong, staying united, and fighting for fair pay, dignity, and respect on the job, members have officially ratified the 2024–2025 Reopener Tentative Agreement. This ratification is a direct result of the collective power and unity shown by members across [Read more]

Our Unity Delivered Real Gains in Our 2024-2025 Reopener!  SEIU Local 99 members at Compton Unified School District stood strong, stayed united, and made one message clear: we deserve fair pay, dignity on the job, and the tools and protections we need to support our schools and communities.  Because of our collective power, we have [Read more]

Our SEIU Local 99 Bargaining Team has made our contract demands clear to Compton Unified. They must recognize our work with fair wages, affordable health care benefits and safety on the job. The district has responded with an insulting 1.2% wage increase. They refused to increase their contribution to our health care benefits to [Read more]

SEIU Local 99 members at Compton Unified enforced our contract with the District to ensure a 1% Supervising Differential and we won! On July 2nd, 2024, members began receiving their differential payouts. Our win ensures that members currently employed by CUSD will receive $1,400 per year for years of service between the 2017-18 and 2022-23 school years. Members enforced language in the contract that states a required 1% salary difference between supervisors and the employees being supervised. The District shall maintain a minimum differential of one percent (1%).

SEIU Local 99 members negotiated and ratified a new contract agreement with the district. The Compton school board was scheduled to vote on our agreement tomorrow, Tuesday, May 14.

Our SEIU Local 99 bargaining team at Compton Unified had a negotiation session with the district on Wednesday April 17, 2024 and Thursday May 2, 2024. SEIU Local 99 bargaining team members came to the table prepared and handed a strong counter proposal to the district to reach a tentative agreement.

Members on our SEIU Local 99 bargaining team met with Compton Unified on Friday, March 1st, 2024 for another round of contract negotiations. Bargaining team members went on the offensive and presented demands that included higher wages and  increased money for medical benefits. Members met again with Compton Unified representatives on March 14, 2024 where the district provided an overtly disrespectful offer to members. The counter offer was only 5%! Lower than what was presented to other unions at Compton Unified. The employer stated they weren’t interested in negotiating stipends for the work that is done by unit members.