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Jan. 9: Lobby Day & Rally to Support Single Payer (SB 810)

Published on January 7th 2012

Two years ago, insurance companies helped kill the "public option" in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, which took effect in March 2010. But California now has a chance to enact its own "public option" in the form of SB 810 -- the California Universal Healthcare Act -- which would create a statewide single-payer health insurance system.

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County Continues to Break Labor Laws, Shuts Down Negotiations

Published on November 17th 2011

While the SEIU 1021 Bargaining Team in San Joaquin County c ontinues to make every effort for an agreement, the County walked away from negotiations late Monday night. Members gather momentum to take action on Tuesday, Nov. 22 to avoid imposition.

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Fight for a Fair Economy: The action starts now!

Published on August 12th 2011

Here are some ways that SEIU 1021 members can get engaged now, this week. Who says August has to be a slow month?

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Must-Watch Video: "The Story of Citizens United v. FEC (2011)"

Freedom From Speech: A petition you don't want to sign

Published on July 27th 2011

There is a deceptive ballot measure in paid circulation right now that would effectively eliminate the voice of working people in the halls of government.

Its backers? Billionaires and corporations who want to silence the voices of librarians, nurses, bus drivers, social workers, and other people like us. This initiative isn't about "getting special interests out of politics." It's about gaming the system so that CEOs, Wall Street bankers, tobacco companies, oil companies, and drug companies can control our state without any opposition.

[Download a flier in the Current Downloads box to the right.]

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Fight for Main Street not Wall Street

Fight for Main Street, not Wall Street

Published on July 7th 2011

The American Dream used to mean something…..

If you put in a hard day's work you could expect good American wages, benefits, and a better life for your kids. Now we're in danger of losing the middle class as big corporations, CEOs, and their lobbyists are writing all the rules.

Isn’t it time we stopped:

Rewarding companies that ship our jobs overseas?

Giving tax breaks to billionaires and big corporations when working Americans are struggling to make ends meet?

Blaming public service workers for Wall Street’s excesses?

Join with our communities locally and across our state and country to fix our broken system and make our economy work.

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Thank the NLRB? Yes, thank the NLRB!

Published on July 3rd 2011

LA Times: "Gov. Jerry Brown vetoes farmworkers' bill"

"Gov. Jerry Brown, whose signature more than three decades ago gave agricultural workers the right to unionize by secret ballot, vetoed a bill Tuesday that would have made it easier for farm laborers to organize."

SEIU endorsed Brown for governor, and since then we've admired his pragmatic approach to the state budget and willingness to stand tough and independent with allies as well as opponents. But that doesn't mean we like everything he does.

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WI to CA: SEIU 1021 members take arms against a sea of troubles

Published on June 2nd 2011

With anti-union attacks in snowy Wisconsin and massive budget deficits in sunny California, SEIU 1021 members didn't take things lying down. Instead, we organized, rallied, spoke up, and sometimes even changed things.