Our Rights At Work
SDUSD Know Your Rights!
Visit the Contract Resources page to download valuable information that will help you defend the contract! View the “Know Your Rights!” flyers archive related to the SDUSD – SDEA union contract, SDUSD – SDEA contract FAQs, and other important resources for SDEA members at SDUSD to use.
Our Union Contracts
Do you know your rights if you are excessed? Asked to teach during your prep? Required to attend a weekly staff meeting? Visit the Our Union Contracts page to download the contract in searchable PDF format. Knowing our contract will enable you to respond quickly and accurately when you believe your rights or the rights of a coworker are being violated. There is no reason not to be prepared! Charter school contracts can be found here as well
SDUSD MOUs and Other Agreements
A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is a document bargained during the term of the contract that carry the same weight as the contract itself. Visit the MOUs page for frequently used MOUs and other agreements reached during the term of the contract, such as the Common Core Side Letter.
SDUSD Visiting Teacher Resources
Visiting teachers are an integral part of SDEA’s membership. They have unique rights negotiated in the union contract (Article 32), and additional resources for Visiting Teachers can be found here.
News
August 17, 2026
SDEA endorsement: Yes on Measure M!
This November, voters living in the San Diego Unified School District will have the opportunity to support Measure M, a bond measure that will continue ongoing…
August 17, 2026
Are you taking advantage of your member benefits?
Are you taking advantage of your member benefits? SDEA members are also members of our state and national affiliates, which gives us access to a wide variety…
August 17, 2026
Community Forum: Who’s Watching Us?
Who's watching us? Flock, workplace surveillance, AI & the fight for our rights Join educators, students, & community partners at a forum this Thursday…
August 13, 2026
Special Education: Reminders & Rights
Special Education: Rights to keep on your radar Our union contract includes rights to help ensure that students and educators get the support they need! That…
August 13, 2026
Protect Our Schools & Healthcare: YES on 3!
Last Spring, SDEA members and union educators statewide gathered signatures to get Prop 3 on the ballot this November. This proposition would make permanent…
August 12, 2026
You’re invited to a book swap!
Calling all CTA educators! As you begin the school year, are you reorganizing your bookshelves? Looking to build a diverse classroom library? Come to a book…
July 10, 2026
Raise Implementation
Your 5% Raise is Official This afternoon, the District notified SDEA Leaders that while the recently adopted state budget still illegally withholds $3.9…
July 1, 2026
Movie Night & Filmmaker Q&A: WTO/99
Go to the movies this summer to learn about the Seattle WTO protests in 1999: A "watershed moment in modern history" with connections to how communities &…
June 16, 2026
ACTION ALERT: Protest the withholding of Prop 98 funds!
URGENT: Show up Thursday to Protest Withholding of Prop 98 Funds! California elected officials are still making decisions on next year's budget, & we can't…
