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SEIU 1021 Congratulates Mike Hutchinson on Oakland Unified School District Board of Education Victory

**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 12/30/23**

Contact: Jennie Smith-Camejo, jennie.smith-camejo@seiu1021.org, (510) 710-0201

Statement from SEIU 1021 President Theresa Rutherford: “Late Wednesday, the Alameda County Registrar of Voters announced that SEIU 1021’s endorsed candidate for Oakland Unified School District Board of Education District 4, Mike Hutchinson, is the legitimate winner of that race. 

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SEIU 1021 stands with community members fighting to save Oakland schools

KTVU: Parents still occupying Oakland elementary school after confrontation with guards

For more than two months, a coalition of parents, students, and community members have been engaged in a nonviolent sit-in occupation to save Oakland’s Parker Elementary. On Thursday, the Oakland Unified School District deployed a private security team to forcefully and violently remove the protestors.

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OUSD members of SEIU 1021 go to Sacramento to advocate for 2 critical education bills
AB 1912 and 1614 would protect schools from predatory loans and closures that disproportionately harm communities of color

Members of SEIU 1021’s Oakland Unified School District chapter headed to Sacramento last Tuesday, May 17, along with members of Oakland Education Association, community allies, and union members from other school districts, including Vallejo, Inglewood, and South Monterey County. They had a very specific mission: advocating for state assemblymembers to support Assembly Bills 1912 and 1614.

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We Ratified Our Tentative Agreement UNANIMOUSLY!

Big thanks to everyone who voted to ratify our tentative agreement! We are excited to report back that the TA was ratified unanimously. That’s right–you voted by 100% to ratify!

That means that once the OUSD Board of Education and Alameda County Office of Education approve the TA in the coming weeks, this will become our new contract.

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Oakland Unified School District Classified Staff Win Strong Tentative Agreement
After months of tough negotiations, SEIU 1021 members came out on top

After months of negotiating, the SEIU 1021 Oakland Unified School District bargaining team has pushed through unprecedented adversity and reached a tentative agreement for a strong two-year contract with OUSD management. The TA is particularly notable given the challenges of the last year, including the extra workload and stressors that COVID has brought, talk of school closures, impending layoffs, the threat of a state takeover, and economic inflation.

The tentative agreement, which will go to a ratification vote of the membership later in March, includes:

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OUSD Chapter Bargaining Update: We’ve Reached a Tentative Agreement!

Despite the challenges of the current year–with all the extra workload and stressors that COVID has brought, struggling with school closures, impending layoffs, the threat of a state takeover, and economic inflation–your bargaining team has shined through unprecedented adversity and reached a tentative agreement with OUSD management. 

Your bargaining team was committed to the negotiations process and sacrificed countless hours away from our families to fight for fair wages and improved working conditions for our members. 

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Oakland Unified School District Members, Community Protest School Closures in Black Communities
Come to the OUSD Board of Education Special Meeting Tues. 2/8 at 5pm to Speak Out

Oakland Unified School District is trying to close as many as 14 schools in Black and brown communities. Hundreds of union members, parents, students, and community members came out Friday afternoon to protest the school closures, and SEIU 1021 OUSD Chapter Vice President Donneva Reid addressed the crowd.

The OUSD Board of Education is holding a special meeting TOMORROW, Tues., Feb. 8, starting at 5pm, at which they will be voting on the school closures.

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TOMORROW at 5pm: Speak Out Against School Closures at Special School Board Meeting

Oakland Unified School District is trying to close numerous schools in Black and brown communities. The OUSD Board of Education is holding a special meeting TOMORROW, Tues., Feb. 8, starting at 5pm, at which they will be voting on the school closures.

We MUST show up and make sure they know we won’t stand by silently while they destroy entire school communities, cause even further distress and upheaval to our students, and lay off hardworking staff.  

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OUSD Chapter Bargaining Update: Making Progress; More Action Needed

Way to turn out in numbers at this past Monday’s special OUSD Board of Education meeting! 

STRENGTH IN NUMBERS! 

Please show up again to the February 8th Board meeting and call out board members who are in favor of school closures and layoffs. NO CUTS! NO CLOSURES! NO LAYOFFS!

Your bargaining team put in an extended day of contract negotiations yesterday and made progress on some of the proposals. 

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TONIGHT at 5pm: Protest OUSD School Closures!

Join OUSD parents TODAY, Tuesday, February 1, from 5 to 7 pm as we protest the Oakland Unified School District’s decision to proceed with additional closures of public schools.

Here are the two addresses and times for the car caravan/protest on February 1:

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OUSD Chapter Bargaining Update: Management Refuses to Bargain as We Continue to Fight for COVID Safety Measures and Living Wages

Your bargaining team met again yesterday, Wednesday, Jan. 26, and OUSD management refused to bargain.

Our team is disappointed and feels this is disrespectful to the process and to our members when we have such immediate needs (living wages and COVID safety concerns) that must be addressed.

They dismissed our offer and failed to provide a counter proposal. We are encouraged by our members to keep pressing forward.

WHEN WE STAND TOGETHER, WE WIN!

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Jan. 19, 2022 OUSD Chapter Bargaining Update

Your bargaining team met again on Wednesday, Jan. 19, and we spent a full day in negotiations. We are pleased to report that we’re finally making some progress in a number of areas.

With the power of our entire membership behind us, we are seeing positive movement from OUSD management on important issues of wages, longevity pay, reviving the Clerical Mentorship Program, and securing more paid training for many staff.

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URGENT Bargaining Update: As COVID Surges, OUSD Management Continues to Refuse to Negotiate on Safety

With COVID surging once again in our schools and community, you would think that OUSD management would finally be ready to talk seriously about safety. Yet they continue to put the health and lives of OUSD employees, students, and our families on the line by refusing to bargain on COVID safety.

In fact, despite the bargaining team hustling tirelessly for six months to get a fair contract, there has been precious little movement at the table:

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OUSD Management Continues to Ignore Staff’s COVID Safety Demands

October 25, 2021: Nearly three weeks ago, on October 6, the SEIU 1021 Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) bargaining team, alongside Oakland Education Association (OEA), delivered extremely important proposals in our contract negotiations with OUSD management: a COVID-19 safety protocol designed to ensure that management started protecting the health and safety of District students, District employees, and the larger OUSD community.

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OUSD Chapter Officer Elections
Nominations due Jan. 11th. Voting Feb 1st - 4th.

Nominations shall be accepted via email to Gary.Jimenez@seiu1021.org starting December 9th, 2020 and must be received no later than Monday, January 11th, 2021 by 5:00pm.

The Election Committee is Bettie Reed-Smith, Deborah Britt and Darryl Malone. If you have questions about the election this committee will address all issues pertaining to the election process.  Please address all your questions or concerns to the election committee by contacting Gary Jimenez via email to Gary.Jimenez@seiu1021.org.

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OUSD Chapter OSEA/OCDPA Chapter Elections

Dear SEIU Local 1021 Member,
 
This letter serves the purpose to inform you that the Oakland Unified School District Chapter will be conducting Chapter Officer Elections.
­Here is the timeline for nominations and election of Chapter Officers: