Negotiations Updates
Negotiations Update - SRVUSD and SEIU - SESSION 5 - October 29, 2026
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posted October 29, 2026
Negotiations Update - SRVUSD and SEIU - SESSION 5 - October 29, 2026
The San Ramon Valley Unified School District (SRVUSD) and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) negotiations teams met on October 29, 2026, for the fifth session of annual reopener negotiations for 2025-26.
The parties engaged in discussion on the following topics:
- Salary and Allowances
- Addendum Discretionary Block Grant MOU
- Retiree Benefits Trust
- Transportation Vehicle Drivers
Tentative Agreement Reached
The District and SEIU reached the following tentative agreements on October 29, 2026.Article VIII: Personal and Academic Freedom
- In accordance with the provision below from the previously negotiated and Board-approved Discretionary Block Grant Memorandum of Understanding, the San Ramon Valley Unified School District (“District”) and Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Local 1021 (“SEIU”), collectively referred to as the “Parties,” have met and negotiated the utilization of the allocated funds and reached the following agreement:
“The parties agree that $873,703 of the Discretionary Block Grant funding shall be allocated to SEIU. These funds shall be used on a one-time basis during the 2026–2027 and 2027–2028 school years for the purpose of restoring prior budget reductions, as previously negotiated between SEIU and the District. The District and SEIU will meet to negotiate how these funds will be utilized no later than October 30, 2026.”
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- The Parties agree to allocate an additional $125,000 from the 2025–2026 Discretionary Block Grant true-up funds to SEIU, bringing the total allocation of Discretionary Block Grant funding to SEIU to $998,703.
- The Parties further agree that the total allocation of $998,703 shall be utilized to provide a one-time, four and four-tenths percent (4.4%) off-schedule payment to all eligible SEIU bargaining unit members for the 2026–2027 school year. The payment shall be calculated based on each eligible bargaining unit member's base salary schedule compensation and salary schedule placement as of November 1, 2026.
- The one-time, 4.4% off-schedule payment shall be received by eligible SEIU bargaining unit members no later than December 31, 2026.
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Article XIII: Salary and Allowances
- Effective July 1, 2026, the District will provide an ongoing increase of two percent (2.0%). The parties agree that this increase will be allocated as follows:
- Retiree Benefit Trust Contribution: One and fifty-four hundredths percent (1.54%) of the ongoing increase shall be allocated toward the SEIU Retiree Benefit Plan and Trust to satisfy the outstanding contribution obligation owed to the Trust.
- Salary Schedule Increase: The remaining forty-six hundredths percent (.46%) shall be applied as an ongoing base increase to the SEIU salary schedule, effective July 1, 2026.
- Following the application of the ongoing salary increase above, the District will provide all unit members a one-time, off schedule payment equivalent to three percent (3%) based upon their salary schedule placement as of November 1, 2026. This one time off-of-the-schedule payment shall be calculated on base salary schedule pay only, and shall not be based on stipends, additional or supplemental compensation, or any work paid on a timesheet.
Article XVI Bus Drivers and XVII Transportation Vehicle Drivers
- Extra work shall be offered using a rotating ‘Driver Seniority List’ to include Bus Drivers and Transportation Vehicle Drivers for extra work assignments.
- Extra work opportunities will be offered to eligible drivers in seniority order on a rotation basis to ensure an equitable distribution of assignments.
- A driver who has accepted, declined or was unavailable shall rotate to the bottom of the Driver Seniority List and shall not be offered another extra work assignment until the rotation has cycled through all other eligible drivers.
- The Director of Transportation, shall retain the authority to assign extra work outside of the rotation when immediate operational needs necessitate such an assignment to ensure timely route coverage and continuity of transportation services. Such assignments shall be limited to circumstances in which adherence to the established rotation would result in an unreasonable delay in securing a driver or otherwise compromise the Department’s ability to meet its transportation obligations.
- Compensation for extra work will be based on the classification of the route or assignment being performed (e.g. a van route will be compensated at the van driver rate, a bus route will be compensated at the bus driver rate).
- New drivers will be added to the bottom of the Driver Seniority List based on the district seniority date.
- Drivers who leave the Transportation Department as a Bus Driver or Transportation Vehicle Driver will be removed from the Driver Seniority List.
Next Steps
SEIU and the District will be scheduling a date/time to convene the Retiree Benefit Trust Committee.
Representatives in Attendance for Negotiations Today
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San Ramon Valley
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