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Lois Curtis: A Voice for the Voiceless in the Disability Rights Movement
By the SEIU Local 1021 Workers with Disabilities Committee
Lois Jeanette Curtis was a Black activist, artist, and advocate for people with disabilities. Born on July 14, 1967, in Atlanta, Georgia, Curtis was diagnosed with intellectual disabilities as a child and spent much of her life in institutions. However, she refused to be defined by her disabilities and instead became a vocal advocate for the rights of people with disabilities.
RSVP for 2/21 San Lorenzo Unified School District Mobilization
Please join your SEIU 1021 coworkers as well as San Lorenzo USD classified staff represented by CSEA and SLZUSD educators as we go to the school board to demand action to settle a fair contract that will address our staffing crisis.
RSVP for Our Lake Merritt Rally
Mon., Feb. 13, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. @ the Lake Merritt Amphitheater
PROTECT WHAT’S OURS!
Rally to Staff Up & Keep Our Holiday
Alameda County management has refused to address our longterm staffing crisis and now they want to take away our holiday on Lincoln’s Birthday. It’s time to PROTECT WHAT’S OURS!
Rally at Lake Merritt Amphitheater
- Monday, February 13
- 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
RSVP here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/5WWGL5Q
Peet’s Coffee workers in north Davis vote to become the first unionized store in the United States
In a first for Peet’s Coffee, workers at the North Davis location voted fourteen to one to unionize the coffeehouse with the Service Employees International Union Local 1021. The vote comes after nearly nine months of workers organizing with SEIU Local 1021 and Workers United, an SEIU affiliate organizing workers on the “Starbucks Workers United” campaign.
Contract Action Team Meeting
Tuesday, January 24, 6 p.m. -- Join by Zoom or Phone!
A Contract Action Team (or CAT) helps our union win by:
SFUSD Classified Staff Rally at School Board, Demand Urgent Action to Address Ongoing Payroll Debacle and Staffing Crisis
A year in, the district’s broken payroll system is still shortchanging its lowest-paid workers, who are buckling under staggering workloads as their peers leave for better-paid positions
**MEDIA ADVISORY FOR TUES. 1/24**
Contact: Jennie Smith-Camejo, jennie.smith-camejo@seiu1021.org, (510) 710-0201
Sonoma County Workers Rally at Board of Supervisors to Demand Action to Address Severe Staffing Crisis
Short staffing is jeopardizing critical public services and endangering residents – and frustrated county workers are speaking up.
**MEDIA ADVISORY FOR TUES. 1/24**
Contact: Jennie Smith-Camejo, jennie.smith-camejo@seiu1021.org, (510) 710-0201
A message from SEIU 1021 President Theresa Rutherford regarding the City of Monterey Park Killings
It is with great sadness that we have witnessed yet another mass shooting of fellow citizens in our country. These mass murders continue to create fear in our communities and destroy families. They are antithetical to the very foundation this country is built on: life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
SEIU 1021 members in San Francisco put their solidarity on full display at annual Unity Party
Last Thursday, SEIU 1021 members across San Francisco joined together to celebrate another year for the history books. After negotiating strong agreements between our union and employers including the City and County of San Francisco as well as several nonprofit employers, there was good reason to celebrate.
SEIU 1021 members celebrate Oakland’s historic new mayor, Sheng Thao
Sheng Thao was inaugurated as Oakland’s mayor last week, and SEIU 1021 was on the scene. The former City Council member has been a familiar face at SEIU 1021 events including our recent holiday toy drive, and her term as mayor is an exciting moment for working people across the Bay Area and a tremendous opportunity for working people, with a pro-worker mayor of Oakland.