Counties Industry News

• San Francisco Budget Rally - May 22
  5/30/2008
  San Franciscans rally to save vital services
  
• Countering the County
  4/23/2008
  Vacaville Reporter
  
• Over 1000 members take to the streets in Solano County
  4/22/2008
  Not even Tuesday’s cooling cloud cover in Fairfield could dampen the spirits of more than a thousand Solano County workers who walked off the job April 22.
• Union says 1,000 members marched to protest stalled contract talks
  4/22/2008
  CBS-TV 5
  
• Union takes protest to streets, draws police attention
  4/22/2008
  Daily Republic
• Table Talk
  1/4/2008
  News brief for Jan. 4, 2008
• Table Talk
  12/14/2007
  1021 Bargaining Wins - Dec. 14, 2007
• 1021 Members Make News
  11/23/2007
  SEIU 1021 members have been making front-page news in their communities
• Table Talk
  9/7/2007
  Updated Sept. 7, 2007
  
• A New Industrial Revolution Begins
  8/4/2007
  Industry organizing is critical to the future of the labor movement ... and it's the new face of SEIU 1021.
  
• Turning the Tide in the Central Valley
  7/24/2007
  San Joaquin is a battleground county -- where 1021 is fighting and winning its toughest battles.
  
• Justice Can't Be Temporary
  7/11/2007
  SEIU 1021 members have been testifying in Sacramento for months to support AB 1496, a bill to stop the abuse of temp workers in cities and counties throughout California. The Assembly passed the bill in May; the Senate votes July 11.
• 1021 Members Say They Won’t Work for “Training Wages”
  6/21/2007
  Sub-standard health care, retirement, pay packages make it hard for cities and counties to keep new hires.
• Prevent the Meltdown of Napa County Services
  6/20/2007
  Napa County workers rallied outside of the Napa Board of Supervisors Building on Wednesday to urge the Board of Supervisors not  to allow their contract to expire without a new agreement. At the rally, county employees handed-out ice cream to prevent the “meltdown” of county services by encouraging members of the community to contact their Supervisor before the contract expires on June 29th.
• Members Hold Vigil to Save Sonoma's Orenda Center
  The battle to save Sonoma's beloved Orenda Center entered a new phase as hundreds of 1021 members and clients jammed the parking lot.
• Primary Election Results
  The June 3 primary elections show how big a difference 1021 can make.
• Solano settles ... for nothing less than victory
  Solano members pull off two big victories in a row.