San Diego Education Association

AGREEMENT REACHED! STRIKE AVERTED!

Tonight SDEA members reached an agreement with the District on Special Education staffing to settle the Unfair Labor Practice & avoid a strike... and a tentative agreement on our entire next contract!

More info in your email!

#WeCantWaitCA

🗳️ There's still time to submit your name for a leadership position in SDEA! Check out full info on the SDEA website, and submit your Declaration of Candidacy and Statement no later than 5 PM on Feb 25, 2026!

www.sdea.net/home/sdea-el...

SDEA members, are you reading our bargaining updates? 👀 The District is feeling the heat & the pace of negotiations has picked up! That means progress in some areas... & more of the same in others. 👀

✉️Lots more details in your email!
❤️ Go read more, & mark your calendar to wear RED next Thurs!

Will you join us on Strike Day as we fight for Special Education staffing? ✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽✊🏻

📢 Thurs, Feb 26
🏫 AM: Picket at your school (regular start time)
🌆 PM: Rally 1PM @ County Admin Center

🗓️ Learn more at a Community Town Halls: bit.ly/sdeatownhall226

#WeCantWaitCA

This didn’t happen by accident. ✊🏽 San Diego Unified’s unprecedented move to build nearly 2,500 units of educator workforce housing is a direct result of sustained union advocacy.

🔗 Read more: bit.ly/vosd12926

We're ready to show up & fight for whatever our students need! Join the Education Justice Coalition on Feb 5 to say: ENOUGH! 🧊 out of San Diego!

More info: www.sdea.net/2026/01/feb-...

Educators, families, and students showed up together yesterday at the San Diego Unified School Board meeting to stand up for Special Education staffing and to say TIME'S UP! Respect our students, respect our contract... or we go on STRIKE! ✊

📷 Natalya Hamilton

THIS TUESDAY! Be there & bring everyone!

Day 1 of our Art Build weekend was powerful! Come by today between 10 AM - 2 PM for more 🎨 ✊

Thanks @MovementPhotog for the photos!

Power in the Pages - Celebrating BIPOC Authors - San Diego Education Association CTA’s Racial and Ethnic Affairs Committee (REAC) warmly invites you to welcome the new year with us at a special […]

CTA’s Racial and Ethnic Affairs Committee (REAC) warmly invites you to welcome the new year with us at a special gathering centered on racial equity, storytelling, & solidarity.

📅 Fri, Jan 30 5-7pm
📍 CTA San Diego County Service Center & Regional Resource Center

See more & RSVP: bit.ly/reac126

🗳️ Considering running for a leadership position in your union? Nominations are open for members to run for a variety of positions, including union officers, several BOD seats, and to represent SDEA at the state & national level!

Paperwork due by Feb 25 - see more:
www.sdea.net/home/sdea-el...

Our students don't have the support they deserve, while our country’s vast resources are used to terrorize communities and tear families apart. 💔

On Th, Feb 5, join the Education Justice Coalition to say: ENOUGH! ICE out!

More info: sdea.net/2026/01/feb-5-education-not-deportation

Ready to deepen connections with families and community at your school? Join SDEA and @acceaction.bsky.social for a Community Organizing Training with practical tools, modeled meetings, and support tailored to your site.

Learn more & RSVP: bit.ly/accesdea126

Right now SDEA is fighting for the schools our students deserve through two separate fights: Defending our current contract, & bargaining for a new one!

Learn more about both fights: bit.ly/sdeaready2fight

#WeCantWaitCA

SDEA’s special enrollment opportunity for CTA-endorsed Disability and Life insurance with Standard Insurance Company is now open! Learn more and apply: www.standard.com/cta/sandiego.

The header has a photo with teachers picketing for Special Education support. The title says "Just Facts." The color scheme and design looks like the "Just Facts" sheet that the District sent to everyone. Information on the image: The District has announced they’ll close schools on strike day. That’s no surprise - 90% of educators voted to strike! They know schools can’t run without us. That’s why even a one-day strike has real impact - on schools and on entire cities! The District already announced a makeup day on March 9. Educators have been talking about this possibility all along, but it’s something the District should have bargained with educators about rather than just deciding. Once again, they’re ignoring our contract and our voices. The District has a lot to say about how much they are “supporting” educators. Educators just sent a clear message: We don’t have what we need for ourselves and our students. We’ll keep telling families and communities the truth… our students deserve more support, and we’re standing up for them.

As educators and community members get a flurry of information from San Diego Unified in response to our strike vote, it's important to remember some things!

See lots more information & join us at upcoming actions as we prepare for strike day:
www.sdea.net/ulp-strike-2...

#WeCantWaitCA

After 90% of SDEA educators voted in favor of a 1-day ULP strike over Special Education Staffing, the SDEA Board of Directors have set a strike date: FEB 26!

See lots more information & join us at upcoming actions:
sdea.net/ulp-strike-2026/

#WeCantWaitCA

Graphic of a looming alarm clock and the words Rally At The School Board! along with the date and location. The graphic shows bullhorns and signs with the words "Time's Up!" and "Respect our Students! Respect our Contract!"

San Diego Unified is ignoring our contract on SpEd staffing. SDEA educators are done waiting. We’re ready to STRIKE in February, & first we're rallying to say: ⏰ Time’s Up!

✊ Rally at the School Board!
🗓️ Tue, Jan 27, 2026 | 4 PM
📍 4100 Normal St
🔗 More info: bit.ly/sdearally12726

#WeCantWaitCA

Text: Join Us For An Art Build! Bay Area Arts Organizer David Solnit and a team of artists are hosting a weekend Art Build at the SDEA office to prepare for upcoming actions! No artistic experience required! Bring your family and your paint clothes! Saturday Jan 24 10AM-6PM and Sunday Jan 25 10AM-2PM Image of members painting with label: Last year's art builds were so fun! Images of a large painted parachute and people painting signs with colorful designs around them: Check out examples from UTR's art build in Richmond!

🎨 Art Build Weekend | Jan 24–25 ✊
Get strike-ready with SDEA! Join Bay Area arts organizer David Solnit + amazing artists to create art, build solidarity, & prep for upcoming actions. No experience needed—just paint clothes & your people.

RSVP: bit.ly/sdeaart126

#WeCantWaitCA

✉️ SDEA members, check your email for an update on yesterday's bargaining session! & If you aren't ready to read a long email as you're heading into break, here's an emoji preview: 👎😡

#WeCantWaitCA

The votes are in! Over 90% of SDEA educators voted YES to authorize a 1-day ULP strike over SpEd staffing. With 88% participation across 178 schools, the message is clear: we’re ready!

⏰ We’ve filed a ULP & are giving the District one last chance to fix it. Check your email for more!

#WeCantWaitCA

SDEA members, check your email for an update on yesterday's bargaining session... including some clarification re: our ongoing ULP strike vote & how it differs from the strikes of our union siblings who have declared impasse at the bargaining table. 👀 #WeCantWaitCA

📢 People Over Billionaires Action
📅 Sat, Dec 6 | ⏰ 9:30 AM
📍 La Jolla

Labor & community are coming together to fight for a vision that puts people FIRST!

RSVP, learn more, & access a bilingual flyer: bit.ly/peopleoverbillionaires12625

🎨 Save the Date: Art Build Weekend - Jan 24-25!

Bay Area arts organizer @davidsolnit.bsky.social & a team of artists are hosting a weekend Art Build at the SDEA office!

✊ Create art, build solidarity, & connect with fellow educators & community allies!

RSVP: bit.ly/sdeaartbuild26

#WeCantWaitCA

🤔 Does your site need support in developing a Site Restorative Discipline Plan?

✊ Attend a skillshare on how to effectively develop a Site Restorative Discipline Plan with your Site Governance Team (SGT)!

📍In person: Dec 3 @ 4:30
💻 Virtual: Dec 10 @ 4:30

🔗 bit.ly/sdeakyr1125

In honor of Indigenous People’s / Native American Heritage Month, CTA’s San Diego County REAC (Racial and Ethnic Affairs Committee) is hosting an event for educators this Sat, Nov 15, from 11am – 1pm at Cuyamaca College. RSVP by Nov 13 - get the link and more info here: bit.ly/reac1125

LET'S GET LOUD! 🗣️

On Starbucks's busiest sales day of the year, workers are holding rallies in 16 cities. And we need YOU there!

When customers and community members speak out, the company listens. Let's stand together against corporate greed and union-busting!

RSVP: bit.ly/redcuprallies

✊ THIS THURSDAY & EVERY THURSDAY ✊
Join labor & community partners demanding:
🧊 Out of SD!
💔 End family separation & detention
❤️‍🩹 Invest in care, housing & education — not deportation & incarceration!

SDEA members, check your email for an update on yesterday's bargaining session! #WeCantWaitCA

Looking to buy a home? There are two workshops this week for SDEA members that can help!

📍In person: Tue, 10/28 5-6pm @ SDEA Office
💻 Virtual: Wed, 10/29 5-7pm via Zoom

More info in your inbox!