Alameda
Education
Association
the union of AUSD’s counselors, speech & language therapists, nurses, school psychologists, and teachers
news about our new contract:
On April 5th AEA ratified the new contract language,
and on April 16th the school board voted to approve it.
Here's how the salary increase will come to us-
We will receive two checks on May 31st.
1) a May paycheck at the new rate
see the new salary schedules on the our contract page
2) a check with two line items:
the amount of a 6% increase from July through December 2023
the amount of a 7.06% increase from January-April 2024
AUSD's increased contributions to healthcare begin in January 2025.
organizing
elected roles
AEA is electing members for the following positions:
vice-president
secretary
treasurer
grade-level directors
Click below for duties of each role.
A nomination form was sent to members' personal emails.
Nominations are due at 5 pm on Friday, May 3rd.
committees
Please consider working on:
bargaining- improve our pay and working conditions
grievances- defend members' contractual rights and strengthen the contract
DPGS*- assess and revise DPGS
PAR*- support educators working to improve their individual practices
organizing- plan and implement actions for fun, solidarity, and development
political action- organize endorsements and political engagement
academic*- assess and plan around professional learning
SPED*- consider conditions of education specialists and make recommendations to the bargaining team
equity and inclusion- yes!
elections- organize and run AEA elections
AEA By-Laws- guide our processes
Technology*
Calendar*
*contractual committees
An interest form is coming soon.
current AEA rep council considerations:
Talk with your reps!
in May, AEA's rep council will consider endorsing:
SB252: to prohibit the California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS) and the California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS) from investing in fossil fuel companies, and to provide they divest any current holdings in these companies by 2031.
also in May, AEA's rep council will consider joining:
SPEAC-
Bay Area Special Education Action Coalition
