Letters in Solidarity: NO Layoffs! Rescind NOW!
On March 5th, school board trustees unanimously voted to lay off 226 SDEA members. This decision was made without regard for the schools that they represent.. Schools are not buildings. They are…
Standing Strong: Fighting Layoffs and Safeguarding Our Future
The recent announcement of layoffs by the district has sparked outrage among us, and rightfully so. We refuse to accept these layoffs as inevitable, especially when the true financial state of…
Retiring this year? Join SDEA-R!
We’re a fun group of retirees who go to breakfast and lunch together, have speakers, happy hours, and the occasional outing. We have a movie club as well as a book club, and we keep in touch with…
Community Schools to Build Power and Transform Education in Our District
At the culmination of last year’s Recover, Rebuild and Rise Together contract campaign, we were able to win a new community schools contract article (Article 36) that enshrines an ongoing and…
Know Your Rights! Excessing
What is excessing? "Excessing" is a type of involuntary transfer to achieve a reduction of staff due to declining enrollment or loss of funding at the site or in a program. It is also…
Supporting Students with IEPs in the General Education Classroom
Section 29.7 in the contract speaks to supporting students with IEPs in the general education classroom. The contract requires the District to notify the affected unit member(s) prior to assigning…
Sick Leave Explainer
11/14/2023 Sick Leave Rights for Union Members 101 As SDEA members, we have protections beyond just having access to regular sick leave. This brief summary will help us understand our…
Catastrophic Leave Bank Explainer
10/31/2023 In year’s past, SDEA union members had the foresight to win the right to a Catastrophic Leave Bank (CLB) in our contract. The purpose of the CLB is to create a bank of donated sick and…
New Leaves Notification Deadline – January 1st
In the last round of bargaining, SDEA and SDUSD's bargaining teams agreed to some changes in Article 10, Leaves, in the union contract, which impact the dates by which SDEA bargaining unit…
Jury Duty
"I got summoned for jury duty! Now what?" If you're summoned to appear for jury duty on a workday, you can report for duty, or postpone duty to non-workdays. The union contract has a rule to…
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