Our Power at Work: Organizing and the Grievance Process
At each school teachers democratically elect Association Representatives (ARs) who are trained to help process grievances and strengthen our union through organizing.
An Association Representative will:
- Answer your questions about the contract.
- Tell you who can help you with your school programs.
- Advise you on how to resolve a school problem.
- Go with you to talk to your principal.
- Help you file a grievance, if informal methods fail to resolve a problem.
If at any time you feel that you have a work-related problem or a question about the contract, your first point of contact is your SDEA Association Representative. Our power as a union rests in our ability to educate ourselves about our contractual rights, communicate with our colleagues about issues at our site, and organize to address those issues together!
Attention Association Representatives: Click here to download the Grievance Intake Form.