Oakland Unified School District
Oakland Unified School District (OUSD)
SEIU 1021’s OUSD classified professionals are approximately 1,000 dedicated members serving across a broad range of job classifications within the Oakland Unified School District.
Together, they provide essential services that support students, strengthen school communities, and uphold the district’s mission of delivering high-quality education.
OUSD Management Continues to Ignore Staff’s COVID Safety Demands
October 25, 2021: Nearly three weeks ago, on October 6, the SEIU 1021 Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) bargaining team, alongside Oakland Education Association (OEA), delivered extremely important proposals in our contract negotiations with OUSD management: a COVID-19 safety protocol designed to ensure that management started protecting the health and safety of District students, District employees, and the larger OUSD community.
OUSD Chapter Officer Elections
Nominations due Jan. 11th. Voting Feb 1st - 4th.
Nominations shall be accepted via email to Gary.Jimenez@seiu1021.org starting December 9th, 2020 and must be received no later than Monday, January 11th, 2021 by 5:00pm.
The Election Committee is Bettie Reed-Smith, Deborah Britt and Darryl Malone. If you have questions about the election this committee will address all issues pertaining to the election process. Please address all your questions or concerns to the election committee by contacting Gary Jimenez via email to Gary.Jimenez@seiu1021.org.
OUSD Chapter OSEA/OCDPA Chapter Elections
Dear SEIU Local 1021 Member,
This letter serves the purpose to inform you that the Oakland
Unified School District Chapter will be conducting Chapter
Officer Elections.
Here is the timeline for nominations and election of Chapter
Officers:
Oakland Teachers Ratify a Contract and End Historic 7-Day Strike
On Sunday, March 3rd, members of Oakland Educators Association (OEA) voted to approve a contract that gets teachers on the path to better raises and smaller class sizes. The contract ratification ended a 7-day strike that united the community.
Teachers, classified workers, and students continue to speak out against the District’s cuts to programs and staff. Hundreds of students, joined by community allies, filled the Board meeting on March 4th.
Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) Classified Staff Honor Teacher Picket Lines in Sympathy Strike
OUSD Classified workers including 1,000 instructional specialists, school security officers, administrative workers and other workers honored picket lines in support of striking teachers.
Bettie Reed Smith, President of the SEIU 1021 OUSD Chapter, and Instructional Assistant at Markahm Elementary, released the following statement:
We Won’t Be Divided by Billionaire Bullies
Bay Area Elected Leaders Pledge Support for Working Families Against Billionaire-Backed Assault