Ratification Votes Due TODAY at 2 p.m.

This is your contract and your vote.

On February 26, 2010, after nearly two years of negotiations, the SDEA and SDUSD bargaining teams reached a tentative agreement on the terms of two consecutive contracts that, if ratified by our members, will be in effect from July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2013 (click here for more information).

Ratification ballots were mailed to members’ homes on Wednesday, March 3. Ballots must be received (not post-marked) at the SDEA office no later than 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 13 in order to be counted. Members who have not received a ballot early next week should come to the SDEA office to have a replacement ballot signed out to them. Only SDEA members may vote; non-members/fee-payers cannot vote. The ratification vote is occurring concurrently with the election for SDEA officers for the 2010-2011 school year. Please carefully review the voting instructions enclosed with your ratification ballot to ensure that your vote is counted!

This ratification vote is an important opportunity for SDEA members to demonstrate our strength and our unity. A strong vote turnout will show the District that we are united in our commitment to ensuring that our new contract is enforced, united in our commitment to ensuring that our next contract builds upon our hard work over the past two years. The District has heard us loud and clear over the past 22 months. Let’s make sure they hear us now.

Together we really are stronger!