News Update

Clovis Unified teachers remain without a union as organization efforts continue

Clovis Unified near Fresno continues to be the state’s largest non-unionized school district, in part due to stalled talks and infighting between competing employee associations, the Fresno Bee reported.

The Association of Clovis Educators has been trying since 2020 to represent the district’s 2,000 teachers under the umbrella of the California Teachers Association. The group has accused the district of unfair labor practices for its support of the Faculty Senate, another group of teachers that is not seeking to unionize. Meanwhile, a third group, the Independent Clovis Unified Educators, formed last year as an attempt to unionize independently of any larger union such as the California Teachers Association.

The school district, which has remained neutral in the issue, “respects its teachers’ right to have these discussions about how their voice is represented in conversations that impact their world of work,” district spokesperson Kelly Avants told the Bee via email.

Both the Association of Clovis Educators and the Independent Clovis Unified Educators are continuing to vie for teachers’ support as organization efforts enter a third year.