Time to Ratify: We Can’t Wait

SDEA members are voting on their priorities for our next contract!

The We Can’t Wait platform was built by members using feedback from bargaining input sessions across the district, and is aligned with a statewide campaign to finally fund the schools our students deserve. (Read more about the process!)

• On October 23, 2024, the SDEA Board approved this platform to go to members for a vote.
• Now it’s time for every SDEA member to vote on the bargaining platform and decide whether or not to bring this platform to the bargaining table! Voting will take place November 7th through December 9th, at union meetings at each site and program.
• Remember, only members can vote!
• Reminder: We moved bargaining over 2024-25 raises to this year’s bargaining to have maximum power to push for the best possible increase. (Also, during the timeframe of the last contract bargain, the State budget was not yet finalized.)

Bargaining Platform: We Can’t Wait

Click here to access as a PDF.

What’s Next?

If members vote to ratify the platform, bargaining can begin in January when the District and our union “sunshine” – the official beginning of negotiations, when both parties present what they intend to bargain over. Our existing union contract expires on June 30, 2025.