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
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
Unit 3 Bargaining Updates
Highlights from Unit 3 Tentative Agreement Early Saturday morning, the SEIU Local 1000 bargaining team reached an overall Tentative Agreement with the State. If ratified, the contract would significantly raise the wage floor for tens of thousands...
Bargaining Unit 3 Recap: Tuesday, July 18, 2023
Our Unit 3 bargaining team continues to work collaboratively with the State to advance the interests of those Professional Educators and Librarians we represent. And, collaboration is a central theme to our negotiations: our proposals are crafted...
Bargaining Unit 3 OCE Academic Calendar_2023-24
Bargaining Unit 3 members of SEIU Local 1000 met with State representatives twice in the month of December 2022 to confer on the proposed 2023-2024 Academic Calendar for the teachers in the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation,...
Update on Expectations Memo and the Laptop Program
On Thursday, July 14, 2022, SEIU Local 1000 met with the OCE to discuss both the Expectations Memo and the Laptop Program. We brought up several concerns and asked about the historical background and intent of the Expectations Letter. We expressed...