According to California's vaccine distribution plan education workers, including classified school employees and child care providers are next in line to receive the vaccine. The locations, timeline and notification plan for when members can begin receiving the vaccine is not finalized yet and will be set by each county. Check out these Frequently Asked Questions about the vaccine and stay tuned for more information about the rollout plans.

On January 8, Governor Newsom presented his budget proposal for 2021. The good news is that it includes several proposals to address the uneven nature of COVID-19 recovery, but it falls short of truly addressing the inequitable system that led to Black and Brown communities being disproportionately hit by the pandemic in the first place. Read more about how the budget proposal impacts Local 99 members.

On December 30, the Governor presented his $2 billion "Safe Schools for All" plan to encourage school districts to begin moving transitional kindergarten - 6th grade students toward in-person instruction as early as February. We agree that in-person instruction is best for students. However, the Governor’s plan calls for reopening schools based on low rates of infection. It does not take into account that the highest rates of infection continue to be in low-income communities of color. This will result in more affluent school districts re-opening first, while communities of color are left behind. We say: No Way! Read more.