Los Angeles Unified School District
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LAUSD Workplace Blog
We Demand Respect! We Demand to Bargain! Members are taking action to push LAUSD to negotiate on key issues impacting student services
Members at Middleton Primary Center are among the many SEIU99 members who have been wearing stickers demanding RESPECT! Since the beginning of the current school year, LAUSD has been slow to respond on [...]
Teacher Assistants Have the Right to a Grace Period to Complete College Credits It's a right guaranteed in our union contract.
Degree Track Teacher Assistants are required to complete a minimum of 12 units a year as a condition of employment. Our contract, however, allows degree track teacher assistants who fall short of the annual requirement [...]
SEIU Local 99 Education Workers Endorse Heather Repenning for LAUSD Board District 5 Seat
Los Angeles, CA – The education workers of SEIU Local 99 have voted to endorse Heather Repenning for the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education (District 5). The endorsement comes following a process [...]
Your Rights & Responsibilities in the Event of a Teachers’ Strike at LAUSD
Teachers at LAUSD have been in contract negotiations for over a year. While they continue the bargaining process, teachers have voted to authorize a strike and it is possible that they may take this action. [...]
We stand with communities impacted by wildfires
Assistance for union members impacted by the wildfires is now available. Donations to SEIU California's Disaster Relief Fund are also being accepted.
Standing Strong With Teachers at LAUSD
From August 23 - 30, 2018, teachers with United Teachers Los Angeles will be voting on whether or not to authorize their contract bargaining team to call for a strike at the Los Angeles Unified School District. While it's too early to know if there will be a strike, we know the power of standing strong. That's why we support teachers in their fight to ensure that all students have a high-quality education.
A Local 99 Mom Celebrates Her Long-Awaited Salary Increase as a Cafeteria Worker
Maria Cerda is an LA Unified parent and SEIU Local 99 members who advocates not only for her children’s schools, but also for the school where she works. "Many parents like me who work for the district have a salary that is not enough to cover basic expenses such as rent, food, transportation. Because my kids don’t qualify for the school bus, I have to drive them to school every day, and I barely can afford gas." Cerda celebrated outside LA Unified headquarters in June when the school board approved a salary increase with their new contract, just weeks after cafeteria workers, school bus drivers, and other classified employees were poised to strike.