Unit 3
Professional Educators & Librarians
You can get in touch with any BU3 DBUR by contacting your DLC president or calling the Member Resource Center, 866.471.7348
📧 For general questions regarding Unit 3, e-mail [email protected]
Who We are
Unit 3 includes teachers, specialists and librarians working in the: California Military Department (one worksite), Department of Rehabilitation (one worksite), Department of State Hospitals (five worksites), Department of Developmental Services (five worksites), California Department of Education (six worksites), CDCR Division of Juvenile Justice (five worksites), CDCR Division of Adult Institutions (thirty four worksites)
Unit 3 Bargaining Unit Negotiating Committee (BUNC)
Bargaining Unit 3 includes professional educators and librarians, such as teachers, librarians, and education consultants, particularly within correctional facilities. These members are dedicated to providing education and resources to support learning and development.
📧 Share your feedback on contract negotiations by contacting your bargaining unit leaders at [email protected].
Meet Your Bargaining Unit 3 Elected Officials:
| Position | Elected Member | Department |
|---|---|---|
| Chair | Bob Holtz | CDCR |
| Vice Chair | Barbara Guzman | CDCR |
| Alternate Vice Chair | Alex Hamilton | CDCR |
| BUNC Member | Ty Kovacs | CDE |
| BUNC Member | Barbara Guzman | CDCR |
| BUNC Member | Kelly Godwin | CDCR |
| BUNC Member | Alex Hamilton | CDCR |
| 1st Alternate BUNC Member | Amy Kimmerle-Haggard | CDE |
| 2nd Alternate BUNC Member | Hope Alombro | CDCR |
| 3rd Alternate BUNC Member | Daniel Puett | CDCR |
Our contract is the agreement between SEIU Local 1000 and the State that outlines our pay, our benefits, and our rights! Our bargaining team is gearing up to negotiate a new contract and what we win depends on how strong and united we are.
Here are the priorities our Bargaining Unit 3 team is bringing to the table:
Leave Improvements
Expanding access and strengthening the ability to use leave without unnecessary barriers
Stronger Representation and Enforcement
Examining methods by which we can effectuate contract enforcement that also ensures that workplace health and safety protections are maintained and improved
Salary and Compensation
Continuing the fight for competitive salary and compensation, including differentials, and other compensation-related provisions
Instructional Assignment Protections
Strengthening language that provides greater transparency, fairness, and stability in instructional assignments
Unit 3 Bargaining Updates
CRC Closure: New Agreement Provides Protections and Support for Affected Employees
Our Union team has successfully negotiated an agreement designed to provide additional support and protections for represented employees who may be impacted by the closure of the California Rehabilitation Center (CRC). As employees navigate the...
Master Table Update: July 30, 2026
July 30, 2026Many members have asked what happens now that our Contract expired 30 days ago. The answer is simple: bargaining continues. Our bargaining team is still at the table, but the State is refusing to bargain fairly. That's why last week...
Master Table Update: July 23, 2026
July 23, 2026Another week of bargaining has come and gone. While we've reached a few additional tentative agreements that improve working conditions, the State still refuses to move on the issues that matter most to state workers. Today marks 23...
SEIU Local 1000 Files Unfair Practice Charge – July 22, 2026
SEIU Local 1000 filed an Unfair Practice Charge on Wednesday, July 22 alleging the State failed to bargain fairly over wages, benefits and working conditions for the state workers who keep California running Our Bargaining Team brought forward...
Master Table Update: July 16, 2026
July 16, 2026Over the past two weeks, our bargaining team has continued meeting with the State at both the Master and Unit bargaining tables. While we've reached a few additional tentative agreements that improve working conditions, the State still...
Master Table Update: July 9, 2026
July 9, 2026📹 Hear Updates Directly from Our Chief NegotiatorOur bargaining team is still at the table and our priorities haven't changed. We're continuing to fight for priorities that members identified: from fair pay, affordable healthcare and...
Master Table Update: June 30, 2026
June 30, 2026📹 Hear Updates Directly from Our Chief NegotiatorToday, just hours before our Contract expires, the State finally responded to our fair pay proposals. Waiting until the final hours to respond to proposals we submitted weeks ago is no...
Master Table Update: June 25, 2026
June 25, 2026 With our current contract set to expire on June 30, our bargaining team continues fighting for the priorities that matter most to state workers: fair pay, affordable healthcare and telework policies that work for both workers and...
Master Table Update: June 18, 2026
June 18, 2026 Contract negotiations are heating up. Let's keep the pressure on the State to deliver. We are fighting for Fair Pay, Affordable Healthcare, Secure Retirement and Telework that Works. At the center of that fight is our proposal for a...
Master Table Update: June 11, 2026
June 11, 2026 The fight for our next contract continues. As Master Table bargaining moves forward, our message to the State remains clear: state workers deserve Fair Pay, Affordable Healthcare, Secure Retirement, and Telework that Works. The State...
Master Table Update: June 4, 2026
June 4, 2026 The fight for our next contract is underway. What happens at Master Table bargaining will impact the nearly 100,000 state workers across California represented by SEIU Local 1000. Here's what you need to know: for months, we've heard...
Unit 3 Bargaining Update – Thursday, May 28, 2026
Unit 3's Bargaining Team, representing our Professional Educators and Librarians, met again with the State on Tuesday, May 26, and Wednesday, May 27, to resume unit-specific bargaining negotiations for our 2026 Contract. “We had...
Unit 3 Bargaining Update – Thursday, May 21, 2026
Unit 3's Bargaining Team, representing our Professional Educators and Librarians, met with the State last Thursday, May 14, and again for two consecutive days on Tuesday, May 19, and Wednesday, May 20, to continue unit-specific...
Unit 3 Bargaining Update – Thursday, May 14, 2026
Unit 3's Bargaining Team, representing our Professional Educators and Librarians, met with the State on Thursday, May 7, and Tuesday, May 12, to continue unit-specific bargaining negotiations for our 2026 Contract. Negotiations...
Unit 3 Bargaining Update – Thursday, May 7, 2026
Bargaining Unit 3, the unit representing our Professional Educators and Librarians, met again with the State on Thursday, April 30, and Tuesday, May 5, to resume unit-specific bargaining negotiations for our 2026 Contract. Our team...
Unit 3 Bargaining Update – Thursday, April 30, 2026
Bargaining Unit 3, the unit representing our Professional Educators and Librarians, met with the state on Tuesday, April 28 for the first day of unit-specific negotiations for our 2026 Contract....
Sunshine Meeting with CalHR: January 14, 2026
January 14, 2026 Your bargaining team just completed our sunshine meeting with CalHR – our first step on the road to our next contract! In this meeting, we made it clear to CalHR that our goal is to negotiate a fair and equitable contract shaped by...
21.13.3 Student Assignments Advisory Committee Update
The SEIU Local 1000 Bargaining Unit (BU) 3 Team has exercised the language we fought for and launched an advisory committee with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) pertaining to student class assignments. There is...
Meeting Recap: 5.19.3 Classification and Compensation Committee – Jan 2026
Our Bargaining Unit (BU) 3 team held an ongoing statewide 5.19.3 Classification and Compensation Committee meeting on January 26, addressing multiple statewide concerns impacting BU 3 teachers across CDCR and CDE, with primary focus on leave usage,...
Meeting Recap: 5.19.3 Classification and Compensation Committee – Oct 2025
Our Bargaining Unit (BU) 3 team held the ongoing statewide 5.19.3 Classification and Compensation Committee meeting on October 30th, to address issues impacting represented workers in Unit 3. In this meeting, we focused on gaining a clearer...