CTA/NEA/Affiliates
As a member of SDEA, you have the benefit of affiliation with the following state and national organizations:
- California Teachers Association (CTA)
- National Education Association (NEA)
- San Diego and Imperial Counties Central Labor Council
- California Labor Federation
- AFL-CIO
CTA State Council Delegates
SDEA members elect sixteen delegates to the 760-plus members of the State Council of Education, CTA’s highest governing body. Meeting four times a year, State Council sets policy for the organization, adopts the budget, determines dues, recommends expenditures to the board, elects the executive officers and other members of the board of directors and performs other similar duties.
Who represents me with our affiliate organizations?
- 2020-21 CTA State Council Delegates and Alternates
- 2020-21 Service Center Council Representatives
- 2020-21 Central Labor Council Representatives
News
February 25, 2026
2025-2027 Contract Resources
Tentative Agreement: 2025-2027 SDEA Collective Bargaining Agreement
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Legal Observation Trainings
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February 24, 2026
Special Education Survey
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TA Highlight: Fixes for Special Education
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February 20, 2026
We won a union contract… now we vote on it!
We did it! Back in Fall 2024, SDEA members collectively decided on priorities for our next contract. After sixteen intense bargaining sessions and nearly a…



