Unions
Lynwood USD currently has two unions representing and serving the needs and interests of classified employees: California School Employees Association (CSEA) and Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Local 99.
CSEA is the largest classified school employees union in the United States representing nearly 220,000 classified employees in California. CSEA was formed in 1927 by a group of Oakland custodians who saw the need to gain rights and benefits for themselves and other classified employees. In 2001, CSEA members voted to become an independently chartered union of the AFL-CIO. CSEA is a member-run union, democratically controlled by member volunteers in more than 750 local chapters throughout California. The union is led by the CSEA Board of Directors. Labor Relations Representatives and other professional staff work under the authority of the CSEA Executive Director.
| OFFICER | PHONE |
| President - Mitchell Martinez | 310-603-1521 |
| Vice-President - Diana Hawkins |
310-886-1600
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| Secretary - Lillian Steptoe | 310-933-5318 |
| Communication Officer - Tanya Smith | 310-603-1493 |
| Treasurer - George Murillo | 310-603-1513 |
SEIU
SEIU is the fastest-growing union in North America, with 1.8 million members in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. SEIU is the second-largest public employees union with 850,000 local and state government workers, public school employees, bus drivers, and childcare providers. SEIU was founded in 1921, when several small janitor unions formed a single organization, the Building Service Employees International Union. The BSEIU changed its name to Service Employees International Union (SEIU) in 1968. Today, SEIU membership is among the most diverse in the labor movement.
The SEIU Leadership for Lynwood USD, is as follows:
Officer
Chief Steward - Samuel Connor