Our SEIU Local 99 bargaining team has negotiated agreements with LAUSD that secure members’ rights and protections during the COVID-19 outbreak and distance learning. Additionally, an agreement for the eventual safe return to in-person classes/hybrid learning has also been negotiated. As you know, the situation with the pandemic is fluid and we continue in [...]
SEIU Local 99 members on the Safety Collaborative Committee met with LAUSD today and we reached an agreement that increases the additional hero pay back to $5.00 per hour effective today, December 10, for all employees who are required to report to work to a school or worksite. This includes everyone at grab-and-go sites, COVID-19 [...]
After days of bargaining, we have reached an agreement with LAUSD on distance learning, safety and other issues impacting our return to school for the 2020-21 school year. This agreement is in effect until December 31, 2020 or until students return to in-person classes or a hybrid model. Highlights include hero pay, safety protocols and guidelines for special assignments and NO furloughs, layoffs or cuts to hours.
Just days before the new school year is set to begin, LAUSD is demonstrating that they still don’t have clear plans to ensure the safety of classified employees and to recognize our role in student learning during this pandemic.
In our latest round of negotiations with LAUSD over reopening plans for the 2020-21 school year, our bargaining team addressed safety protocols, PPE, hero pay and roles of school bus drivers and paraprofessionals as distance learning continues.
We started negotiations with LAUSD this week to discuss the district's plans for the new school year. We know instruction will continue online but there are also many Local 99 members who will be reporting to work at school or job sites. Whether your job will require you to be online or on campus, it will be up to all of us to stand strong during these negotiations to ensure safe, fair and equitable working conditions.
Our bargaining team negotiates our contract directly with LAUSD management -- and guiding and advising their work is the new Member Contract Advisory Council. This is a group of members who will meet regularly with our bargaining team to make recommendations on contract proposals and plan actions and activities to support negotiations. Winning a strong contract is up to all of us. Join the Member Contract Advisory Council today!
Our full contract with LAUSD expires on June 30, 2020. Let's stand strong for good jobs, more staffing for student services, and a voice for quality education. The first step is to elect our bargaining team. Nominations are now open.
Our Bargaining Team is currently in negotiations with the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) over wages. Our team has challenged the district to think creatively about improving wages and compensation for Local 99 members.
We officially opened negotiations with LAUSD on June 18, 2019 over our 2019-2020 wage increases. Our Bargaining Team spoke before the school board to let them know we’re ready to bargain for fair and equitable raises and real solutions to staffing shortages that impact student learning.
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