Organizing to Win a Strong Contract

SDEA MEMBERS

Bargaining Input Sessions across our Union provided members an opportunity to identify bargaining priorities for the 2014 successor agreement.

Dozens of member volunteers held more than:

107 Input Sessions with more than 1684 Members participating

The SDEA Bargaining Commission and Bargaining Team have reviewed the input collected from members and have

determined the bargaining priorities.

This is what matters most in our contract …..

• Salary Increase• Retirement Incentive• Maintain & Improve Fully Paid Family Health

Coverage in VEBA• Lower Class Sizes & Caseloads• Special Education Inclusion Protections• Objective excess transfer rights• Protect & Improve Workload Rights• Preparation Time

In order to achieve our priorities, SDEA members are ready to participate in

organizing efforts to support the bargaining campaign and gain a strong contract!

“The power we build in the bargaining campaign will be lasting power that will increase the capacity of members to win in the future.”

SDEA 2014 Bargaining CampaignWinter 2014  Winter 2014  Spring/Summer 2014  Fall 2014 & Beyond 

• Rep. Council share-out of member priorities from Bargaining Input Sessions

• Bargaining Team/Commission creates initial proposal based on Bargaining Input Session data

• SDEA Board approves initial proposals 

• Rep. Council and site meeting review of initial proposals

• Bargaining campaign-related training for ARs at Rep. Council 

 

• Organizing Plan development (Jan. 2014)

• Union-wide solidarity actions in support of bargaining campaign

• Site-based solidarity actions in support of bargaining campaign

• Ongoing School Board accountability

• Bargaining campaign-related training for ARs at Rep. Council

• Build parent support for bargaining campaign, including database of influential and supportive parents by site  

 

• Organizing Team continues to evaluate, revise, plan; emphasis on tactics and implementation of Organizing Plan

• Sunshine proposal with solidarity action (March 2014)

• Ongoing site-based solidarity actions in support of bargaining campaign

• Regular and prompt bargaining updates

• Member-centered media campaign 

 

• Escalated site-based and union-wide actions targeting decision makers 

• Organize joint educator-parent actions in support of bargaining campaign

• Engage community allies and labor groups in pressuring School Board

• Heightened media campaign

• Regular and prompt bargaining updates

• If no settlement by late fall, crisis organizing!

• School Board election organizing (Nov. 2014)