“I got summoned for jury duty! Now what?” If you’re summoned to appear for jury duty on a workday, you can report for duty, or postpone duty to non-workdays.
The union contract has a rule to incentivize you to postpone jury duty from workdays to non-workdays by paying you for postponed service on non-workdays. If you get a summons to appear for jury duty on a workday and postpone it to non-workdays, you have the right in the union contract to still get paid. The rate of pay is 75% of the day-to-day Visiting Teacher rate for each day! Read more.
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April 30, 2024
No Layoff School Board Action Recap
On March 6th, the SDUSD Board of Education voted to approve issuing preliminary layoff notices to over 200 SDEA unit members. These…
April 30, 2024
John S. Lyons Memorial Foundation Scholarship Program
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Great News! The Monthly Benefit for SDUSD Retiree Medical Fund Participants is Increasing
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RESCIND REMAINING LAYOFFS, NOW!
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April 11, 2024
Letters in Solidarity: NO Layoffs! Rescind NOW!
On March 5th, school board trustees unanimously voted to lay off 226 SDEA members. This decision was made without regard for the…
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Standing Strong: Fighting Layoffs and Safeguarding Our Future
The recent announcement of layoffs by the district has sparked outrage among us, and rightfully so. We refuse to accept these layoffs…