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Oakland Unified School District Classified Staff Win Strong Tentative Agreement
After months of tough negotiations, SEIU 1021 members came out on top
After months of negotiating, the SEIU 1021 Oakland Unified School District bargaining team has pushed through unprecedented adversity and reached a tentative agreement for a strong two-year contract with OUSD management. The TA is particularly notable given the challenges of the last year, including the extra workload and stressors that COVID has brought, talk of school closures, impending layoffs, the threat of a state takeover, and economic inflation.
The tentative agreement, which will go to a ratification vote of the membership later in March, includes:
Coalition of SF City College Unions Urge Mayor Breed to Support Revenue Measure to Restore, Improve CCSF
Friday afternoon, members of the San Francisco City College Revenue Unity Coalition, representing the unions that employees of SF City College (CCSF) belong to, met with SF Mayor London Breed. We introduced a plan to generate the annual $43.7 million they have identified as a gap between current revenue and what is needed to meet the minimum demand for CCSF programs and services.
Contra Costa County Eligibility Workers Hold Management Accountable and Fight Off Working Out of Classification
Jamie Jacobs is an Eligibility Worker in Contra Costa County, helping aged and disabled clients who need in-home supportive services. Her unit had always been single-program workers, but in December of 2019, management started assigning new cases that required the workers to add new programs to their caseloads, including CalFresh for the first time.
Classified Layoffs on the Agenda at Today’s School Board Meeting. Come Speak Out!
Are you aware that classified staff layoffs are on the agenda for today’s school board meeting?
SCUSD did not provide SEIU a layoff list. SCUSD has not negotiated over the impact of layoffs with the SEIU leaders or our bargaining team. This is not the correct process.
UPDATE: We have obtained the layoff list. You can view it here.
Mills College Staff, Adjunct Faculty, and Students Rally and March for a Just Transition as Northeastern University Acquisition Looms
Despite Mills’ administration’s claims that the acquisition will preserve the college’s character and prevent layoffs, they have been unwilling to put their promises in writing, and early signs from Northeastern are not promising—and staff and adjuncts ar
**MEDIA ADVISORY FOR TUESDAY, MARCH 1**
Contact: Jennie Smith-Camejo, jennie.smith-camejo@seiu1021.org, 510-710-0201
San Joaquin County Public Works wins new boots
1021 Workers at the San Joaquin County Public Works Chapter know that a good pair of boots makes or breaks the job. The goal of the Department of Public Works is to provide quality service to the community and to enhance the public’s quality of life by protecting their investment in the County’s. As part of the bargaining process, the Public Works Chapter has continually fought for the highest-quality boots possible. Our members work in underground facilities, on roadways, across bridges, and in waste facilities.
Bargaining Update for Week of February 21, 2022
Bargaining Update
Your elected bargaining team has been working to schedule meetings with the City. The City was waiting for their new Employee Relations Manager to start work, which he was scheduled to do today, and we expect to have bargaining sessions scheduled quickly. In the meantime, please make sure to fill out your bargaining survey! You can fill it out online at the link below, or request a hard copy from a bargaining team member or field representative Julio Corral.
OUSD Chapter Bargaining Update: We’ve Reached a Tentative Agreement!
Despite the challenges of the current year–with all the extra workload and stressors that COVID has brought, struggling with school closures, impending layoffs, the threat of a state takeover, and economic inflation–your bargaining team has shined through unprecedented adversity and reached a tentative agreement with OUSD management.
Your bargaining team was committed to the negotiations process and sacrificed countless hours away from our families to fight for fair wages and improved working conditions for our members.
The Fight Continues: Fast-Food Workers Protest at San Francisco McDonald’s
Hot off the victory of AB 257 – the Fast Food Accountability and Standards Recovery Act or FAST Recovery Act – passing the California State Assembly, fast-food workers took to the streets for another protest against harsh workplace conditions, including worksite violence and wage theft.
As SF Grapples with a Staffing & Vacancy Crisis, City Workers Rally and Call on the Mayor to “Staff Up San Francisco”
On Wednesday, February 16, hundreds of San Francisco City and County workers from across the city’s public unions rallied outside of City Hall and called on the mayor to “staff up San Francisco.”