August 15, 2025 — Clovis Unified School District has informed its staff that it will not interfere with teacher unionization efforts, a change that follows a ruling by the Public Employment Relations Board against the district for anti-union behavior.
The Association of Clovis Educators (ACE) has previously stated that the district had retaliated against staff who even mentioned joining a union. As a result of the board’s order, the district must now cease such interference, stop retaliating against employees involved with the union, and end its relationship with the Clovis Unified Faculty Senate. The district was also ordered to rescind a 2021 email from a former superintendent that was critical of ACE.
ACE Vice President Kristin Heimerdinger said the Faculty Senate, which was created by the district to represent teachers, has since disbanded. Heimerdinger characterized the district’s actions as illegal and said the board’s order is significant because it makes clear to employees that the fear the district instilled in them was unlawful and must stop…