Alameda Health System
Alameda Health System
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Know Your Contract
CURRENT TENTATIVE AGREEMENTS (2024)
RN Speciality Certifications TA
General Unit
General Unit Unit Effective April 1, 2020 – May 31, 2024
RN Unit
RN Unit Contract: April 1, 2020 - May 31, 2024
San Leandro Hospital Unit
San Leandro Unit April 1, 2020 – March 31, 2024
Side Letters
Standby On-Call Side Letter for Diagnostic Imaging
John George MHS Escort Side Letter
Chapter Bylaws
SEIU 1021 Alameda Health System Chapter Bylaws (Updated April 28, 2019)
2023 Chapter Notice of Bargaining Team Elections: All Units
Assignment Despite Objection Form
Grievance Form
Past Contracts
- Registered Nurses Unit Effective April 1, 2104 – March 31, 2017 (Archived)
- General Unit Unit Effective April 1, 2014 – March 31, 2017 (Archived)
- Registered Nurses – Tentative Agreements (Archived)
- General Unit – Tentative Agreements (Archived)
- San Leandro Hospital – Tentative Agreements (Archived)
- RN Unit Contract: April 1, 2017 - March 31, 2020 (Archived)
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“Cuts don’t heal. Care does.”
SEIU 1021 members take their fight against layoffs to the Alameda County Board of Supervisors
On Monday, January 26, Alameda Health System workers escalated their fight against layoffs. They packed an Alameda County Board of Supervisors Health Care Committee meeting, where dozens of members gave hours of passionate testimony alongside patients, doctors, and others.
SEIU 1021 members hold vigils across the Bay for Alex Pretti
On Monday, January 26, SEIU 1021 members at San Francisco General Hospital and Wilma Chan Highland Hospital in Oakland held vigils in honor of Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse for a VA hospital who was murdered by ICE agents in Minneapolis after trying to assist a protester who was violently pushed to the ground by ICE agents.
Alameda Health System workers are battling layoffs from Sacramento to Oakland
Last Wednesday, SEIU 1021 members from Alameda Health System spoke out across California against management’s cruel, short-sighted, and premature layoffs.
Dozens of SEIU 1021 members showed up to the “Fight For Our Health” rally, and AHS worker Jodi Huang, pictured above, spoke eloquently about the need for California to find a way to fund healthcare for our most vulnerable communities. Huang said, in part, “There is no backup plan for our patients,” highlighting the danger of AHS management’s reckless cuts to the safety net.
“These cuts won’t heal!”
SEIU 1021 members fight against layoffs to protect public health
Alameda Health System is Alameda County’s safety-net healthcare system. It serves a low-income, mostly Black and brown population.
RSVP for AHS Layoff Fight-Back Opportunities
Pick One or More!
Help us fight back against Alameda Health System’s cruel, premature layoffs. Show up and speak up at the following events to show management that we’ll fight for every single job.
There are three events you can attend. Please sign up for as much as you can come to!
Bargaining / Layoff Update
Timing of Notices
AHS informed the union of the following timeline:
- Paid leave notices will be sent out on 12/23, and overnighted to arrive 12/24
- Layoff notices will be delivered on Christmas Eve
SEIU met with AHS today from 9 a.m. to -1:30 p.m. The employer arrived with no proposals and instead asked the Union to provide cost-saving measures.
We proposed the following:
AHS Chapter President Election 2025
The Election Committee: Allison Vonk, Cushena Johnson, and Lashawn Nolen, supported by Field Representative Daniel Vasquez, met in accordance with the current bylaws procedures and have reviewed the nomination of Chapter Officers for 2025.
Results:
The results of the nomination and verification process are listed
below.
Chapter President:
- Maria Betancourt
- Jorge Guzman
- Mymy Dam
Voting Procedures: Election will be conducted in-person by secret ballots, no proxy votes allowed.
From housekeeping to vice president: Derrick Boutte’s journey of service, solidarity, and leadership
Earlier this year, SEIU 1021 members in the East Bay elected Derrick Boutte as their regional vice president—and for many, it was a familiar choice. A longtime leader, Derrick also serves as president of SEIU 1021’s African American Caucus (AFRAM). But beyond his union titles, he’s a proud father, a sports enthusiast, and a man deeply committed to labor and community. Known for stepping up when others need help, Derrick has built a career—and a reputation—on meeting challenges head-on and bringing people together in solidarity.
SEIU 1021 members rally to protect healthcare as Trump’s big bad bill guts Medi-Cal
We have to fight corporate greed and protect healthcare for all of us
Hundreds of Alameda Health System workers and community members rallied today outside Oakland’s Wilma Chan Highland Hospital. They were speaking loudly and proudly about the cruel $1.2 trillion in cuts to Medicaid, SNAP, and other programs that provide health and safety to millions of Americans. These cuts take money from working people through taxes in order to give huge tax cuts to ultra-wealthy corporations and individuals.
Save the date! Help us rally for funding public healthcare
Highland Hospital
Tuesday, July 15, 12 p.m.
As many as one in eight Californians could lose their healthcare as a result of the recently passed BIG UGLY BILL. The bill blows a $30 billion hole in California’s budget: Without fast action from our leaders, the effects of this will land on every SEIU 1021 member.
Join our rally at Highland Hospital in Oakland next Tuesday, July 15, at noon to demand California’s elected officials end corporate greed and protect public health!
SEIU 1021 members defend free speech in public hearing after retaliation for Gaza solidarity action
SEIU 1021 members at Alameda Health System (AHS) took the witness stand at a Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) hearing this past week. They were there to support the union’s unfair labor practice (ULP) prosecution against AHS for retaliating against a peaceful, union-led campaign last fall at AHS.
Alameda Health System workers defeat layoff attempt
When we fight, we WIN!
In a misguided attempt to “modernize” at the expense of workers and the community, Alameda Health System management recently tried, and failed, to replace cafeteria clerks with self-service kiosks. This half-baked proposal would have eliminated SEIU 1021 members’ jobs and removed the option to pay with cash, harming the low-income patients AHS is meant to serve.
Alameda Health System Election Notice
Elect Your Chapter Officers!
- Nominations Open: April 7, 2025
- Nomination Period Ends: May 7, 2025
Procedure for Nominations: Nominations shall be in the form of a nominating petition signed by fifteen (15) members in good standing. Members can submit nominations by emailing the nomination petitions to Elois Thomas, Election Committee Chair lolesia at yahoo.com and union staff Daniel.Vasquez at seiu1021.org.
Alameda Health System members stick together and win a historic contract
Workers at Alameda Health System, Alameda county’s public safety-net healthcare system, have won a historic new contract. Highlights include a 20% wage increases over the next four years; institution of a wide-ranging new safety program covering workers and patients alike; and incentivizes for management to staff up throughout the system. SEIU 1021 AHS members voted by over 98% to ratify the new contract.
The Votes Are In!
We Have a New Contract!
Members across Alameda Health System have voted overwhelmingly to ratify the Tentative Agreement with AHS management, so we now have a new contract!
TA Vote Schedule
And NEW Vote Count Location: 7750 Pardee Lane, Oakland
To make the vote count more accessible, we have moved the vote count location to 7750 Pardee Lane in Oakland. See you there!
AHS Has Won A Historic Tentative Agreement!
After our landslide 99.5% strike authorization vote by our 3,900 members the Alameda Health System was forced to get serious in negotiations and we have reached a historic tentative agreement on our new union contracts!
A huge win that hasn’t been seen at this scale in decades. Below are a few highlights, and here is the complete tentative agreement.
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Wear Your Purple EVERY WEDNESDAY
Your elected Bargaining Team met with management late into the nights of June 17 and 20. Some progress is being made, but management continues to ignore information requests about safety and staffing and still hasn’t gotten serious about fixing short staffing to ensure safe patient care.
We have two sessions left (Monday the 24th and Wednesday the 26th), and we intend to have a tentative agreement after these sessions.