We Can’t Wait

In 2025, SDEA members are bargaining our next contract & fighting for the schools our students deserve!
What we’re fighting for:
- The We Can’t Wait bargaining platform was built by members, informed by the community, and aligned with a statewide fight!
- Ratified by an overwhelming 98% of SDEA members at November & December 2024 union meetings
- Shared with the community through family flyering in January & walk-ins in February 2025.
- Presented to the SDUSD School Board on January 28, 2025 to “Sunshine” – the official beginning of negotiations!
News
May 30, 2025
Interested in adding a free Special Education credential?
As part of our agreement with the District on a Supplemental Early Retirement Plan (SERP) in 2024-25, the District has agreed to pay for SDEA members to add a…
May 30, 2025
Advocating for TK
Advocating for TK: Time to take it up the ladder! San Diego Unified isn’t doing the right thing when it comes to our youngest learners or the educators who…
May 23, 2025
Retroactive raise ratified! What’s next?
Votes are in: Our 1.5% retroactive raise for 2024-25 has been ratified! SDEA members voted this week to ratify the tentative agreement reached in our last…
May 16, 2025
Two invites for BIPOC educators!
The San Diego Regional Resource Center's REAC (Racial and Ethnic Affairs Committee) is composed of educators from African American, American Indian/Alaska…
May 16, 2025
Bargaining Follow Up: Ratification of our 1.5% Pay Increase
Last week members on the SDEA Bargaining Team provided a full bargaining update after our May 8 bargaining session, when we reached a tentative agreement on…