In March, our negations team reached an agreement with the District to pay eligible members a one-time  $1000 stipend for expenses incurred due to working from home or other remote sites. We’re excited to announce that those checks will be paid out starting this week!


The COVID-19 stipends are scheduled to be paid tomorrow  Friday, May 27, 2021, for the majority of employees. Due to district delays, East Los Angeles College employees will receive their payment no later than June 4. 2021.

Who is eligible? According to our agreement: 

•  A unit member is eligible for the $1,000.00 stipend if they were in a paid status during the period from March 16, 2020, through March 30, 2021. Unit members must work at least one day during the stated period to be eligible for the stipend. Any other unit member who is hired after the effective date will be eligible for reimbursement under the District’s existing process through the end of the pandemic, or an approved return to work which whichever occurs first.

• The District and the Union agree that the provision of these stipends provides adequate and just compensation for any unit member that was required to work remotely during the period from March 16, 2020, until the Los Angeles Department of Public Health Orders and/or any other declarations of emergency are rescinded, or a return to on-site work occurs, whichever occurs first.

To read the full language of our agreement please click HERE