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July 28, 2025
Welcome to Lompoc Unified!
To all the new hires starting orientation today–we are so glad you’re here and we can’t wait to meet you tomorrow morning on day two of orientation!
February 26, 2025
March 4 Day of Action to Protect Our Students
Here are a few ways to participate in the March 4 Day of Action:
Red for Ed – Wear red on Tuesday, March 4 in support of public education and encourage colleagues, family, and friends to do the same!
Social media – Here are a variety of social media graphics that we encourage you to use on your social media accounts and to share with others to share on theirs
Letters to representatives – Write letters to your representatives in Congress (both in the House and Senate) stressing the importance of protecting the Department of Education. You can draft your own or use the simple to send template from AFT. (We will also be using writing letters at our LFT General Membership meeting on Wednesday, March 5.)
Share your story – Collect and amplify real-life stories from students, parents, and educators to show how these cuts would hurt kids. You can submit blog posts, written or video stories for national amplification by emailing AFTvoices@aft.org
Write an op-ed or letter to the editor – Submit an op-ed to your local newspaper. Click here to download a sample op-ed.
Lompoc City Council proposal – Support Voces Sin Fronteras at the March 4 Lompoc City Council meeting by speaking in support of their proposal to make Lompoc an inclusive city.
Feb. 28 economic boycott – Though not on March 4, you can also participate in the nationwide economic boycott on February 28.
January 15, 2025
Results of Annual LFT Audit
August 28, 2024
LFT Endorsements for the November 2024 Election
August 1, 2024
Bashing Lompoc Teachers? Not on Our Watch
How disappointing (and frankly, unoriginal) that columnist Ron Fink has once again chosen to utilize his platform to bash the hard-working employees of the Lompoc Unified School District.
There are many things to address in his hit piece, including the misleading characterization of how district dollars are spent on employees and his fuzzy math, in which he appears to be asking why our district’s elementary and middle school students are not enrolled in AP classes. But the most insulting part of it by far was how he attempted to diminish and denigrate the efforts of our extraordinary teachers in the Lompoc Unified School District.
In his column, Mr. Fink accuses Lompoc teachers of “lacking passion for their craft” and demands that they “start educating our youth.” While I am certainly aware that it has become fashionable among those on a certain side of the political spectrum to engage in teacher-bashing, it is disappointing to see this nonsense spewed on a platform like Noozhawk’s from one of our own community members.
Mr. Fink, when was the last time you’ve been in one of our public school classrooms? Have you actually witnessed any of our teachers in action before accusing them of lacking passion toward their work and of not fulfilling their primary role as educators?
I am doubtful you have, because anyone familiar with our schools and our students would know that our teachers are incredible and that there are amazing things happening on our campuses every day. From our elementary schools to our high schools, there is a lot happening to support the diverse array of needs of our students and to prepare them for life post-graduation.
The work of education is happening at our schools, and our community should be proud of its teachers and its students. It may look different than the education of your youth some seventy years ago, Mr. Fink, but it is happening nonetheless. If you are interested in seeing this work in action, let us know—we’d be happy to educate you too.
Furthermore, as a social studies teacher, I would be remiss to point out, Mr. Fink, that while the 1950s may have been a time of sunshine and roses for you as a white, male student, folks in other demographics (namely, women and people of color) had a far different experience in an era that systemically denied rights and opportunities to people who did not share your skin color or gender. It is chilling to see you speak of an era when many people in this country were treated as second class citizens as what America should return to when trying to “make America great again.” Perhaps if you do take us up on our offer to actually see what’s going on in our schools, we can have you spend some time in a history classroom to help you understand why your dream is so problematic.
Skyler Petersen, President, Lompoc Federation of Teachers, AFT Local 3151
July 29, 2024
Welcome to Lompoc Unified!
Today marked the first day of orientation for all of the new hires for the 2024-25 school year! We want to extend a huge welcome to all of our new employees—we are so glad you’ve chosen to work with us! LFT leadership will be at orientation tomorrow (Tues. 7/30) to welcome you in person and to tell you more about our union. We can’t wait to meet you! #unionstrong
April 11, 2024
Supporting Santa Barbara Educators
March 28, 2024
Resolution in Support of the Santa Barbara Teachers Association
December 18, 2023
Results of LFT Annual Audit
December 5, 2022
Results of LFT Annual Audit
November 5, 2022
Rally for Measure A and Mayor Osborne
September 21, 2022
LFT 2022 School Board Endorsements
September 10, 2022
Lompoc Community Education Foundation Walk-A-Thon
The Lompoc Community Education Foundation is holding a Walk-A-Thon fundraiser that starts TODAY to fund scholarships for seniors and mini-grants for teachers in our local schools. What a great way to get some exercise and support a good cause in the process!
September 6, 2022
Yes on Measure A2022!
LFT endorses Measure A2022, which will allow for a school bond that will help to modernize the schools and worksites in the Lompoc Unified School District.
LFT members know firsthand the challenges our current facilities present to the learning experiences of our students. Our students deserve modern, updated facilities.
For more information on Measure A2022, please visit: https://friendsoflompocschools.weebly.com/
August 15, 2022
Back to School Union Kickoff with CFT
August 2, 2022
Welcome to Lompoc Unified!
We want to extend a big welcome to all of the new hires in LUSD who began orientation this week! Yesterday, LFT officers and site reps had the opportunity to meet the new certificated hires and share with them the many benefits that come with union membership. Already, many of those new hires have joined LFT, and we are very much looking forward to a #UnionStrong 2022-23 with them and all of our returning members!
May 27, 2022
Joint Letter to School Board Regarding LUSD Climate Survey
April 7, 2022
Unfair Labor Practice Charge
Once again, District management submitted an amendment to the unfair labor practice charge previously filed against LFT that (falsely) alleged that LFT circumvented the District’s negotiating team by negotiating directly with the School Board. This second amendment to their charge was submitted on March 10.
Once again, LFT’s attorney submitted a response to this second amended charge to the Public Employee Relations Board (PERB) disputing the District’s allegations. This document was submitted to PERB on March 28.
April 4, 2022
LFT Members Speak
April 3, 2022
LFT Members Speak
April 2, 2022
LFT Members Speak
April 1, 2022
LFT Members Speak
March 31, 2022
LFT Members Speak
March 30, 2022
LFT Members Speak
March 30, 2022
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March 29, 2022
LFT Members Speak
March 29, 2022
LFT Members Speak
March 28, 2022
LFT Members Speak
March 2, 2022
Unfair Labor Practice Charge Update
Linked below are two recent filings pertaining to the baseless unfair labor practice charge that LUSD management filed against LFT in September.
The first document is an amended charge filing submitted by Deputy Superintendent Valla to the Public Employee Relations Board (PERB), which adds a whole host of “evidence” that the District claims supports their frivolous charge.
The second document is the response submitted to PERB earlier today by LFT’s attorney, on behalf of the Union. As we have maintained since the District first filed this charge against us, LFT has committed no unfair labor practice, despite the District’s unfounded allegations.
Please feel free to review both documents to see for yourself these publicly filed documents. If you have any questions about any of this, please feel free to reach out to anyone on the LFT Executive Board.
January 29, 2022
LFT Contract Negotiations Update
Below is the update that was sent to our bargaining unit members yesterday, January 28, 2022:
Thank you to the 315 members of the LFT bargaining unit who responded to this week’s contract negotiations survey. Of the 315 who responded, the clear preference from our membership was to declare impasse, with 87.3% of respondents favoring that option.
With that direction from our membership and knowing how long the impasse process may potentially take, LFT filed the paperwork with PERB yesterday afternoon ahead of today’s bargaining session.
Although we filed for impasse yesterday, we remained committed to meet today with the District’s team, in the event that they had any additional new offers they wanted to present to us. Unfortunately, the District’s last, best, and final on-schedule offer–a 1.25% ongoing raise plus an additional one-time $1,000 payment to our members–was not acceptable to our team.
In the survey responses, our membership made it loud and clear that an on-schedule offer that did not match, or at the very least come close to, what the District is providing CSEA with is unacceptable. With that in mind, we ended the meeting with no agreement in place and will continue with the impasse process.
Again, THANK YOU, to everyone who provided input on how our negotiating team should proceed in contract negotiations. Each and every one of you is so valuable to this school district, and we know how hard you work for Lompoc’s students and how much harder that work has been this year. Please know that the LFT negotiating team is so proud to represent all of you at the bargaining table and to fight on your behalf.
Please feel free to reach out with any questions or concerns.
Have a great weekend, LFT!
January 24, 2022
Contract Negotiations Survey Information
January 22, 2022
***ACTION ALERT***
Urge Our Elected Leaders in Sacramento to Restore Emergency COVID Sick Leave in CA!
California’s COVID Supplemental Sick Leave expired on September 30, 2021.
Without this leave, our members have to use their own sick leave days if they contract COVID. The Omicron surge has resulted in more of our members contracting COVID than at any other point in the pandemic, and we know more will get sick in the weeks to come.
Please click the link above to send a letter to our elected leaders to encourage them to restore this needed COVID Supplemental Sick Leave!
January 15, 2022
LFT on Facebook!
LFT is now on Facebook! Like our page to get updates and information relevant to our members:
https://www.facebook.com/LFT3151
December 6, 2021
LFT Update
Please see the document linked below for an important update from the Lompoc Federation of Teachers
Board Members Contact Information: https://www.lusd.org/district-administration/about-school-board
October 22, 2021
Results of LFT Annual Audit 2020-21
Please see the link below for the results from the LFT Annual Audit for the 2020-21 fiscal year.
October 6, 2021
Grievance Update – Optional Summer Classroom Prep Hours and Subbing During Prep Period/Absorbing Other Classes
June 8, 2021
Joint Letter from CSEA and LFT
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