Founding Principles / Core Values
Advocacy
Each district maintains its own identity, priorities, and independence while benefiting from stronger statewide relationships and collaboration.
Integrity
Classified employees are essential to California community colleges and deserve recognition, dignity, fair treatment, and professional respect.
Solidarity
When one district advances wages, working conditions, staffing standards, or professional recognition for classified professionals, it creates momentum and models that can benefit others.
Excellence
Districts and organizations are stronger when leaders share ideas, strategies, and lessons learned rather than working in isolation.
Professionalism
Access to reliable information, comparables, trends, and successful practices strengthens decision-making and improves outcomes.
Leadership Development
Strong organizations depend on prepared, informed, and connected leaders. We value mentorship, growth, and continuous learning.
Equity and Inclusion
We value broad participation, diverse perspectives, and leadership opportunities that strengthen our organizations and reflect the communities we serve.
Collective Strength
Relationships create power. Through connection and coordination, classified labor leaders can build stronger outcomes across California.
Integrity and Transparency
Trust is built through honesty, accountability, and open communication.
Long-Term Vision
We are building not only for today’s challenges, but for the future of classified professionals in California community colleges.
Uniting California’s Classified Leaders to Advance a Shared Vision of Labor Leadership Excellence
We envision a strong statewide network where classified labor leaders are connected, informed, and supported with the relationships, knowledge, and resources needed to strengthen representation, advance local success, and improve outcomes for classified employees across California’s community colleges.