SEIU Local 99

What SEIU Local 99 does

SEIU Local 99 is a labor union — and local chapter of the Service Employees International Union — founded in 1949 and headquartered at 3530 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, that represents approximately 30,000 education support workers across Southern California. Its membership covers teacher aides, paraeducators, special education assistants, bus drivers, custodians, cafeteria workers, maintenance staff, and office personnel in K-12 public school districts (principally LAUSD, plus Compton, Torrance, Lynwood, Santa Monica-Malibu, Hacienda La Puente, Montague Charter Academy, Pleasant Valley, and The Accelerated Schools), classified staff at community college districts (LACCD, VCCCD), employees of the Los Angeles County Office of Education, and early-childhood educators at nonprofit providers such as the Mexican American Opportunity Foundation and Options for Learning.

The union's service offering is not a technology product but an organized labor platform: collective bargaining and ratification of multi-year contracts (e.g., the April 2026 LAUSD tentative agreement delivering a 24% wage increase over three years with 12% retroactive pay), member representation in grievances and disciplinary proceedings, workplace advocacy, and member-benefit programs including First Aid & CPR training, a Summer Bridge Fund, the Member Resource Center inquiry channel, and political engagement through the Committee on Political Education (COPE). Underlying infrastructure is modest — a WordPress-based public website, a contracts repository, an online inquiry form, and social media channels — with no proprietary technology, AI/ML, APIs, or software-as-a-service product surface.

SEIU Local 99 is structured as a nonprofit labor organization financed primarily by recurring membership dues from its roughly 30,000 members, augmented by political contributions via COPE. Go-to-market is community-led and event-driven: door-to-door organizing, phone banking, worksite actions, pickets, rallies, school-board testimony, and coordinated multi-union mobilizations (e.g., the April 2026 three-union action with UTLA and AALA covering ~70,000 workers). Geographic reach is concentrated in Los Angeles County with growing Ventura County presence, and operational scale is delivered through a shop-steward and labor-management-committee network operating under SEIU International's broader 2-million-member umbrella.

Name

SEIU Local 99

Legal name

Service Employees International Union, Local 99

Website

https://seiu99.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1949

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SEIU Local 99 is a Southern California labor union representing approximately 30,000 education support workers across K-12 schools, early childhood programs, community colleges, and county offices, delivering collective bargaining, workplace representation, and member benefits funded primarily by membership dues.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Labor Union Services

NAICS

Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Employment & Job Readiness Support Services (BPAGAEAJ)

Keywords

• Labor union services
• Collective bargaining representation
• Education worker advocacy
• Union membership organization
• Workplace rights advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Union Membership Dues: SEIU Local 99 generates revenue through membership dues paid by its approximately 30,000 members who work as education workers in K-12 schools, early education centers, community colleges, and county offices of education across Southern California.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

SEIU Local 99 is a labor union that represents approximately 30,000 education support workers across K-12 schools, early education providers, community colleges, and the Los Angeles County Office of Education in Southern California. It negotiates collective bargaining agreements covering wages, healthcare benefits, hours, job protections, and working conditions, and provides members with representation in grievances, training (First Aid & CPR), seasonal benefits (Summer Bridge Fund), and political advocacy (COPE).

Product overview

SEIU Local 99 is a labor union representing approximately 30,000 education workers across Southern California, providing union membership services including collective bargaining representation, member support, and workplace advocacy. The union operates its member services through a WordPress-based website offering tools such as the Member Resource Center (MRC) Online Inquiry Form, First Aid & CPR Training, Summer Bridge Fund seasonal benefits, and a Collective Bargaining Agreements repository. These services support workers at K-12 school districts, early education providers, higher education institutions, and county offices throughout the region.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Union Membership Services Representation, collective bargaining, advocacy, and member support services to approximately 30,000 education workers across K-12 schools, early education, higher education, and county offices in Southern California.
• Member Resource Center (MRC) Online Inquiry Form An online inquiry form system that allows members to seek guidance, answers, or representation with job or work-related questions, issues, or incidences including payroll, harassment, disciplinary meetings, and contract violations.
• First Aid & CPR Training Training program offering First Aid and CPR certification courses available to SEIU Local 99 members.
• Summer Bridge Fund A summer unemployment insurance benefits program providing financial support to members during the summer break period when schools are closed.
• Committee on Political Education (COPE) A political education and advocacy program enabling members to contribute to political campaigns and advocacy efforts affecting education workers.
• Collective Bargaining Agreements A library of ratified collective bargaining agreements covering represented workers at LAUSD, Compton Unified, Havenda La Puente Unified, Lynwood Unified, Montague Charter Academy, Pleasant Valley, Santa Monica Malibu Unified, Torrance Unified, LACCD, VCCCD, LACOE, and early education providers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Secured 24% wage increase over three years with 12% paid immediately for 30,000 LAUSD workers
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core, major, minor and moderate.

• Service Employees International Union (SEIU)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSEIU Local 99 is a local chapter of the Service Employees International Union, one of the largest unions in the United States representing over 2 million workers in healthcare, property services, and public sectors.
• Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary employer partner representing nation's second-largest school district with approximately 30,000 SEIU Local 99 members. Recently negotiated historic 24% wage increase over three years with 12% immediate retroactive pay.
• United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTeachers union that joined SEIU Local 99 in coordinated strike action threat against LAUSD, demonstrating solidarity among education worker unions representing approximately 70,000 total workers.
• Associated Administrators of Los Angeles (AALA)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdministrators union that joined coordinated labor action with SEIU Local 99 and UTLA against LAUSD, collectively representing 70,000 workers.
• California Public Employment Relations Board (PERB)minorOthersState labor relations agency before which SEIU Local 99 won a case against SMMUSD for violating state labor law by interfering with union activity at work.
• California State LegislatorsmoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerSEIU Local 99 conducts walk-a-day events with California legislators including Senators and Assemblymembers to build political support for child care and education worker issues.
• Mayor Karen BassmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLos Angeles Mayor who intervened to facilitate negotiations between SEIU Local 99 and LAUSD, helping broker the historic last-minute deal that averted a three-union strike.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/SEIULocal99
• Facebookfacebook.com/SEIU99
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/seiu-local-99

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