California School Employees Association
Riverside Community College District Employees
Chapter 535 - Region 33 - Area F
What is CSEA?
The California School Employees Association is the largest classified school employees union in the United States. CSEA represents more than 190,000 public employees in California.
CSEA was formed in 1927 by a determined group of Oakland custodians who saw the need to gain protections for themselves and other classified employees. Through this initial determination, CSEA proved to be an organization that would stand the test of time.
Local Chapter 535
CSEA Today Represents its members individually and collectively in more than 750 school districts. Defends its members through enforcement of the California Education Code and its collective bargaining agreements. Initiates and sponsors legislation to improve and protect the rights of classified employees
More than 420 classified employees are represented by CSEA Riverside Community College Chapter 535. The local executive committee is elected and serves from January through December of each year. The Executive Board is:
Click here to contact any of Executive Board members.
Statewide Organization
The state is divided into ten geographic Areas. Each Area is represented by an Area Director elected by members in that Area. The Area Directors serve on the Board of Directors, along with five additional executive members of the Board who are elected at the annual CSEA conference.
The ten geographic Areas of CSEA are further divided into 100 Regions. Each Region is represented by a Regional Representative appointed by the State President. The Regional Representatives serve the State President for one year. Regional Representatives also serve on many crucial committees at the President's request.
CSEA and the AFL–CIO
CSEA members voted to become an independently chartered union of the AFL–CIO on July 31, 2001. Under the charter, CSEA retains its own constitution and bylaws, and the AFL–CIO has no control over CSEA's internal operations. All chapters, all field offices and the state headquarters will operate in the same way they always have. However, CSEA members now have a national voice as part of the most respected and powerful voice for working Americans.
Professional Staff
The professional staff is headed by the Executive Director at Headquarters in San Jose. Other services housed in the San Jose Headquarters are: Accounting, Field Operations, Human Resources, Information Systems, Legal, Member Benefits, Office Services, Public Relations and Research. CSEA is served by Labor Relations Representatives state-wide. The Labor Relations Representatives perform a range of professional services, working out of strategically located field offices, to better serve local membership.
CSEA also maintains a professional Governmental Relations staff. The Governmental Relations office is responsible for passing legislation favorable to the interests of classified employees. The Governmental Relations office is located adjacent to the state Capitol in Sacramento.
You may also visit our field office located in Rancho Cucamonga, click here to access it.
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