City of Oakland
City of Oakland
SEIU 1021 staff and member leaders are working hard to safeguard your health at work during the COVID-19 pandemic. Click here to find employer-specific information, details, and documents to learn more about what’s happening in your worksite during this outbreak.
Download the City of Oakland Memorandum of Understanding (2022 -2025)
Know Your Rights: Weingarten Rules
Chapter meetings are always the last Wednesday of the month.
Know Your Rights to Stay Safe at Work
Section 13.3 of our contract with the City protects us against unsafe work. If there is an immediate risk to you, a co-worker, or the public, you may refuse to begin or continue a work assignment. If you feel that you are being told to do something unsafe, inclduing something that would expose you to the risk of contracting COVID-19, follow these steps:
City of Oakland Members Stick Together and Fight off an Attack on Their Rights
For years, the City of Oakland had a simple, common-sense approach to drug and alcohol use: if a worker was thought to be impaired at work or under the influence, they would be sent for testing. However, in recent years, some members of the City’s administration started to try to impose a new standard, with a long list of specific job classifications and reduced flexibility for departments. Worst of all, the testing under the new policy was a urine test that would show only the presence of cannabis in the worker’s system, not impairment.
Yes! I will speak up for Head Start!
Send an email or sign up to make a statement on Monday, November 15, at 1:30 p.m.
If you can dial in to the City Council meeting on Monday, November 15, at 1:30 p.m., please sign up using the form below. We will reach out to you before the meeting.
City Vaccine Policy Negotiations Update
The City has recently announced that they intend to implement a
new COVID-19 vaccine policy, with City workers required to submit
their vaccination status and exemptions available for religious
and medical reasons. This policy is a change in our working
conditions, so the City is required to meet and confer with us
over the changes.
We have met three times so far with the City, and have more
meetings on the schedule. There are still open issues and we are
still meeting, but we wanted to make sure everyone was updated on
what’s going on.
So far:
1021 Members Stick Together and Notch Big Wins Across the East Bay
In Richmond and Oakland, 1021 members have seen the power of unity pay off. Oakland’s Head Start program, which offers free early childhood education and family services to low-income residents, was scheduled to take big cuts, including closing three locations. Members and community partners spoke out against these cuts, and Oakland’s City Council voted to allocate money to keep the Franklin, Arroyo Viejo, and Tassafaronga sites open, without cuts or layoffs.
Chapter Meeting Wednesday, June 30
5 p.m., Join by Zoom or Phone
Phone
(669) 900-6833
Meeting ID: 812 6419 3864
Passcode: 373462
SEIU 1021 Members in the City of Oakland Speak Up for a Budget That Works for All Oaklanders
As Oakland’s City Council continues to work towards passing a balanced budget, SEIU 1021 members and other members of the community keep the pressure on. The City’s Refund Coalition, a group that includes SEIU 1021 and other labor organizations along with many community groups, has been tireless in its advocacy for a budget that prioritizes the things Oaklanders really care about: investing in housing as a human right; public safety and public services; protections for frontline workers; and arts and culture funding.
The Votes Are In!
You Voted to Accept the Tentative Agreement!
After three days of voting, including an online option, we tallied more than 97% votes to accept our tentative agreement with the City.
We have notified the City of our decision, and the 3% COLA will take effect the first full pay period after July 1, 2021.
Thanks to all who helped us win this strong new contract, and those who helped us bring the vote to worksites across the city.
City of Oakland Workers Hit the Streets to Talk to Their Neighbors and Make a Difference
On Saturday, June 6, SEIU 1021 members joined community members in the Refund Oakland coalition to knock on doors and talk to their neighbors about a city budget that invests in our residents, our working families, and our frontline workers. This partnership between union members and community members has driven a change at City Hall in Oakland, as a newly elected City Council has pushed back against Mayor Libby Schaaf’s austerity budgets.
Show Up for the People’s Budget!
Come Out and Knock on Doors With Your Neighbors
Saturday, June 5
11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Districts 2 & 4
Park Blvd Plaza
2100 Park BLVD
RSVP:
https://actionnetwork.org/events/refund-canvass-d2-d4
Districts 5, 6 & 7
Brookdale Park
2535 High St
RSVP:
https://actionnetwork.org/events/refund-canvass-d5-d7
Masks and social distancing will be required.
Download the PDI app to your cell phone.
Tentative Agreement Ratification Vote Schedule
Voting will take place from Tuesday, June 8 through Thursday, June 10. In-person voting times and places are below. Online voting will be done through Surveymonkey. The votes will be counted at 100 Oak St. on Friday, June 11, at 10 a.m.
To update your information and vote online, contact the Member Resource Center: 877-687-1021.
By Holding Firm and Not Backing Down to the Mayor, City of Oakland Workers Win a Contract Extension with No Concessions
On May 18, the elected Bargaining Team for the SEIU 1021 City of Oakland chapter signed a tenatative agreement with the City. The agreement extends the chapter’s existing contract for a year, with no concessions or takeaways, and adds an across-the-board 3% raise for all members, effective the first full pay period in July of this year.
WE HAVE A TENTATIVE AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY
The Agreement Came Because of Our Work with Our Union Coalition, Our Community, and Our City Council
Today, your elected Bargaining Team voted to accept a proposal from the City of Oakland.
The proposal is a one-year extension to our existing contract, with no takeaways, no reductions to healthcare, or changes to premiums, and an across-the-board 3% raise for all members, effective the first full pay period of July, 2021.
SEIU 1021 City of Oakland Chapter
Update for April 22, 2021
On Friday, April 23, our elected Bargaining Team will meet with representatives from the City to discuss the City’s proposed contract extension.
Our team is united that any extension must include a fair cost of living adjustment, which the City has so far not offered.
Show your support for the team by wearing your purple this Friday, and join our chapter meeting Wednesday, April 28, from 5 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. to find out more and get involved!
NEW COVID LEAVE Factsheet
Know Your Rights
Covered Workers Are Now Eligible For Up to 80 Hours of NEW COVID-19 Leave
State Bill 95 was recently signed into law by Governor Gavin
Newsom. Under this law, covered workers are entitled to up to 80
hours of COVID-19 sick leave from January 1, 2021 to September
30, 2021. This leave must be granted immediately upon request.
Retaliation and discrimination are strictly prohibited.
Leave can be taken if any of the following reasons prevent you
from working (in person, or teleworking):
SEIU 1021 takes the lead in reimagining public safety by spearheading Oakland’s MACRO program and creating good, union jobs to respond to mental health emergencies
Public safety has many faces. To protect our community and improve conditions for our friends, family, and neighbors who are experiencing mental health issues, Oakland has taken a bold step by creating a new emergency response unit called the Mobile Assistance Community Responders of Oakland (MACRO). This unit will be made up of civilians with medical and mental health training, and these civilians will be SEIU 1021 members.
Contract Extension Update for March 18, 2021
On Thursday, March 18, our elected Bargaining Team met via Zoom to discuss the City of Oakland’s recent extension offer.
The City offered a two-year extension of our existing contract, with no changes and no additional money to keep up with the rising costs of living.
City of Oakland Bargaining Team Election Results
The Bargaining Team shall be made up of the following representatives:
Chapter Officers: (all seven serve on bargaining team)
Public Works (2)
- Timothy Glasper
- Gabriel Macias
Sewers (1)
- Hugo Velasquez
Department of Transportation (1)
- Loren Givens
Library (2 (1 permanent, 1 TPT))
- Susan Martinez
- Adelina Hernandez
Fire (1)
THE CITY CAN DO BETTER
Last week, the City approached us, and the other unions whose contracts are expiring on June 30 of this year, to discuss an extension offer. Today, in coalition with those other unions, we met with the City to hear what they had to say. After the meeting, they sent us a one-sentence proposal that we extend our existing contract as-is for the next two years, with no cost of living adjustment. The City can do better.