Alameda Health System
Alameda Health System
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Memoranda of Understanding
Registered Nurses Unit - Effective April 1, 2020 - May 31, 2024
Tentative Agreements
(These tentative agreements have been voted on and ratified to become part of the MOU)
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 members vote 99.5% to strike!
After months of bargaining and numerous unfair labor practices from Alameda Health System management, SEIU 1021 members have voted overwhelmingly to authorize their bargaining team to call a strike. 99.5% voted to strike.
Veronica Palacios, who serves as the AHS chapter president, said, “Our members have spoken, and they’ve spoken loudly. We’re frontline healthcare workers, and we’re trying to serve our community. However, we have to deal with unfair labor practices from management every single day.
Workers at San Francisco’s Human Services Agency say short staffing threatens their ability to implement the City’s new drug screening law for welfare recipients
Members at San Francisco’s Human Services Agency (HSA) protested short staffing in their department, which they say makes it impossible to implement a new law that requires them to screen welfare applicants for drug use before signing them up for county public assistance.
Bargaining Update for March, 2024
Your elected SEIU 1021 Bargaining Team has met with management multiple times over the past months. Our contract with AHS expires on May 31 and we are working with a sense of urgency. We’ve made proposals to help AHS recruit and retain workers, and make AHS a safe, healthy place for both patients and workers.
We’ve proposed:
Alameda Health System workers to rally for safety
As SEIU 1021 workers at Alameda Health System continue bargaining a new contract, they’re calling attention to the violence and unsafe conditions so many of them are subjected to.
They’ll be rallying on Wednesday, March 20, at noon at John George Psychiatric Hospital to say “no more!” All SEIU 1021 members are welcome to come show support and solidarity, and can RSVP with the Member Resource Center by calling 877-687-1021.
Alameda Health System workers picket outside Highland Hospital to demand safe staffing and an end to “heartbreaking” mismanagement
“The situation across Alameda Health System is breaking my heart right now.”
On Wednesday, February 14, hundreds of Alameda Health System workers picketed outside Oakland’s Highland Hospital to protest the chronic understaffing problem that’s leading to unsafe working conditions and compromised patient care. The spirited rally included workers from emergency room nurses to environmental health workers and featured a group of dressed-up cupids.
Know your rights under SB1334
Last year, after campaigning and lobbying from SEIU 1021 nurses, the California legislature passed SB1334, which took effect on January 1, 2023. This bill is intended to help ensure that healthcare workers in public sector workplaces receive adequate meal and rest breaks during their shifts.
When Tragedy Strikes, SEIU 1021 Members Must Stick Together
A Message from SEIU 1021 President Theresa Rutherford
Dear SEIU 1021 Member:
Last week a difficult week for Alameda Health System, as two
workers there passed away: Maria Tran, a psychiatric nurse
at John George, and Dr. Jing Mai, a physician resident intern at
Highland. These untimely deaths are terribly sad, and while we
may never fully understand why tragedies like these occur, we
know the effects will be felt in our workplaces and in our
communities for a long time.
SEIU 1021 members at John George Psychiatric Hospital say: “NOT ONE MORE ASSAULT”
John George Psychiatric Hospital is Alameda County’s only emergency mental health care facility, where patients experiencing mental health issues can be treated. Unfortunately, understaffing and mismanagement have put John George in a crisis situation, in which nearly 250 assaults have taken place recently, with patients and workers alike the victims of violence.
SEIU 1021 AHS Chapter Bargaining Team Nominees and Revised Voting Schedule and Locations 2019
All candidates who were nominated and accepted their nomination are listed below.
Voting will take place November 8 to 14. The voting schedule is below.
Registered Nurses Speak Out For Patient Care, Demand an End to Short Staffing
From the bargaining table, to the streets, and before hospitals’ oversight committees, nurses are refusing to back down when to it comes to patient quality care and safety on the job.