Your rights are protected by the collective bargaining agreement between SAEA and the Santa Ana Unified School District. Grievance procedures are set out in Article VI. Areas of frequent concern include Article V (Evaluation), Article VIII (Hours of Work), Article XIV (Discipline), and Article XVIII, (Concerns/Complaints Against Unit Members). When you feel your rights under the Contract have been violated, you should contact an SAEA Rep to accompany you to a meeting with the principal. If you do not have a satisfactory resolution to your concern, you should inform the principal that the meeting is an oral grievance and contact SAEA as soon as possible. On the other hand, if your administrator asks for a meeting, you have the right to a reasonable amount of time to get a rep to accompany you. Do not be insubordinate by refusing to meet. Listen and take notes. If pressed on an issue regarding potential legal problems, say "I will be happy to respond after talking to SAEA." Only the Executive Directors are authorized to get you a CTA attorney, and ordinarily this is reserved for specific issues regarding serious charges.

 

SAEA's Legal Responsibilities

Exclusive representative of: certificated teachers, speech/language pathologists, nurses, librarians, psychologists.

Duty to enforce the Collective Bargaining Agreement

Representative for members in meetings with District administrators when such meetings might lead to discipline

Represents members when District violates the Educational Employment Relations Act (EERA) by filing an unfair labor practice charge with the Public Employment Relations Board (PERB).

Your Role as the Grievant

1. Be informed. Refer to the Article(s) being grieved in your contract. You will receive a pink copy of your grievance form within 10 days after the oral conference.

2. Let your rep do the talking. Your SAEA rep has been trained and has an established relationship with District administrators. Let your rep speak on your behalf.

3. Be prepared. Bring organized documentation to clarify your grievance.

4. Be flexible. An offered solution may or may not be your first choice. Your SAEA rep will meet with you privately to determine if the resolution is acceptable. There will always be pros and cons to any resolution.

 

The Grievance Committee

David Barton, Ph.D., SAEA President 714-542-6758 saea2107@hotmail.com

Jennifer Isensee, Grievance Chair 714-542-6758 jennisaea@hotmail.com

Gladys Hall-Kessler, Ph.D., CTA Executive Director 714-542-6758 GHallKessler@cta.org

Tryone Borelli, HIgh School Segment Director 714-542-6758, ALTY53@mac.com

Jeff Goldberg SAEA 2nd Vice President 714-542-6758 jeffgsaea@hotmail.com

Alice Borelli, Secretary 714-542-6758

Peter Boyd, Intermediate Segment Director 714-542-6758

Greg Czaja, 714-542-6758

John Mcguiness, 714-542-6758

Dr. Mark Ontkean, 714-542-6758

Louise Settino-Sobieski, 714-542-6758

Hank Montelongo, 714-542-6758

Scott Miller, 714-542-6758

 

Useful Links

Grievance Form

Grievance Timelines

Duty of Fair Representation

Insubordination