California School Employees Association (CSEA)

May 17, 2022

Covid stipends cause outcry at Alameda County Office of Education

Managers, not union members, got the majority of the initial Covid stipends in the Alameda County Office of Education.

Carolyn Jones

September 30, 2021

Classified school employees should have the same job protections as teachers and administrators

Unlike certificated staff, classified employees, including cafeteria and custodial staff and school bus drivers, can be laid off any time of the school year with only a 60-day notice.

Matthew “Shane” Dishman

September 7, 2021

Tightening layoff law would further squeeze school districts' ability to budget

Assembly Bill 438 would force districts to determine which support staff to retain three months before the state budget is passed and six months before the school year begins.

Vernon Billy

December 18, 2020

School districts balk at California’s new Covid worker safety regulations

Cal/OSHA emergency regulations went into effect Nov. 30 for all employers. School officials argue compliance will be burdensome.

John Fensterwald

September 24, 2017

Gov. Brown must decide fate of maternity pay, summer fund for low-paid school workers

Ineligible for unemployment relief during the summer, bus drivers, classroom aides, school clerks would pay into a state-matched furlough fund.

John Fensterwald