Hayward Unified School District

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Hayward USD classified staff rally for healthcare at school board
Currently, HUSD staff receive no healthcare benefits – an untenable situation that is exacerbating a staffing crisis and causing significant hardship

Even after a multi-year pandemic that has claimed millions of lives and that shut down schools for many months, Hayward Unified School District (HUSD) staff still have no healthcare benefits. Around 100 SEIU 1021 members at HUSD joined with members of AEOTE, the other union representing some classified staff in the district, for a spirited rally at the school board last Wednesday, February 15, to call attention to the need for healthcare benefits to compete in today’s tight labor market.

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RSVP for the SEIU 1021/AEOTE Rally Feb. 15, 2023
Come out to support your bargaining team as they fight for the health benefits we need and deserve!

Calling ALL members of SEIU 1021 HUSD and AEOTE! Come show your support for your bargaining team’s demands for the health benefits we desperately need to improve classified staff retention and recruitment in HUSD at the next school board meeting.

We will gather at 4 PM on the lawn in front of HUSD administration building (24411 Amador St.) for a rally before filling the school board meeting to tell the board why health benefits are so critical to solving HUSD’s chronic staffing shortage. Please RSVP here or by calling the Member Resource Center at 877-687-1021.

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Hayward Unified School District Staff, Educators, and Families Rally to Save Schools from Closure
Following a massive march, rally, and hours of public comment, the Board of Education voted to close only 2 of the 4 schools on the list.

SEIU 1021 HUSD chapter members rallied to keep Hayward schools open Wed. 11/17

November 22, 2021: The announcement last month that Hayward Unified School District (HUSD) management plans to address a budget shortfall by closing as many as eight schools came as a shock to HUSD staff, educators, students, and families — hundreds came out to last Thursday’s mobilization to urge the HUSD Board of Education to put the plan on hold until more has been done to look into creative ways to improve schools, use new funding for pre-K/TK and community schools to boost enrollment, gather and consider community input, and make a concrete plan to mitigate t

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SEIU 1021 members mobilize to fight Hayward School closures

November 15, 2021: Declining K-12 school enrollment is a problem statewide, especially in the Bay Area. Hayward Unified School District (HUSD) management plans to close several schools, blaming a combination of lower enrollment, expensive repairs needed to facilities, and a budget shortfall. They appear poised to close up to eight schools–a huge disruption to school cultures, social communities, and education programs after a year and a half of turmoil from the pandemic.