Unit 21

Local 1000’s Unit 21 reached agreement on 10 “roll-over” contract provisions on Friday, August 9, to close out the remainder of their non-economic proposals. In the process, the bargaining team was able to preserve a number of vital provisions in...

Our Unit 21 bargaining team made good progress at the table on Tuesday in their pursuit of protecting and advancing the rights of the Educational Consultants and Librarians they represent. One tentative agreement that was signed empowers Unit 21...

Unit 21 went to the table on Tuesday to continue their fight for fair wages and better professional opportunities for Educational Consultants and Librarians across California. Our bargaining team brought in representatives from the California...

Our Unit 21 educators went to the table Friday with a focus on creating an employee culture that embraces the diversity of the California Department of Education (CDE) workforce. “Our goal is to create a culture and environment that encourages more...

Our Unit 21 team, representing Educational Consultants and Librarians, went to the table today to continue their fight for fair wages and better professional opportunities. Three Local 1000 members—two from the California Department of Education...

At bargaining Town Halls earlier this year, workload issues were reiterated again and again from San Diego to Sacramento. And workloads were once again a leading issue as Bargaining Unit 21 went to the table on July 9, 2019, to negotiate a new...

The crucial safety role of California Department of Education’s (CDE)’s Bus Driver Training Specialists will finally be recognized with new classification specifications and job titles, thanks to a hard-fought, years-long campaign by Bargaining...

BUNC Chair: Bobby Roy, DOE BUNC Vice Chair: Monica Grimes, DSS BUNC Alt. Vice Chair: Suzie Watt, DOE BUNC: DLC 764-DBUR. Bobby Roy. CDE DLC 764-DBUR. Susie Watt. CDE DLC 768-DBUR. Monica Grimes. DSS

On Sept. 30, Governor Jerry Brown issued a veto message for Assembly Bill 2155, a bill that would have prohibited the unsafe practice of mandatory overtime in state facilities. Local 1000 remains committed to fighting the use of mandatory overtime...

A wage increase, a guarantee of no new furloughs and a range of other improvements to our rights and working conditions lead the advances secured in our new 3-year Master Agreement. The agreement was reached between the Local 1000 bargaining team...

The Unit 21 bargaining team - representing Educational Consultants and Librarians -- closed out bargaining unit negotiations after meeting Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. The bargaining team addressed the priorities of our members as expressed in...

The Unit 21 bargaining team - representing Educational Consultants and Librarians - was at the table for nearly 14 hours today, and signed 17 tentative agreements. Among the most important is the creation of a new Education Leave Pilot Program that...

The Unit 21 bargaining team returned to the table today - for the second time this week - to focus on issues of importance to the Educational Consultants and Librarians represented by Local 1000. Unit 21 presented five proposals to state...

Dear Unit 21 employee: This morning our bargaining team met with the state to present proposals, which pertain specifically to our unit. These proposals seek to protect our existing contract language and improve our unit specific interests. Here...