Search: -07
Results
Winter 2024 Team Leadership Classes Available (In Person And Digitally) By Appointment Only
Leadership Classes By Appointment
- New Chapter Officer Leadership Academy (designed for chapter boards where elections have recently occurred);
- Contract Campaign Training (designed for bargaining and contract action teams heading into negotiations);
- Welcoming New Hires (designed for leaders who conduct new hire orientations).
To get more information or to schedule, please email 1021TrainingCloud@seiu1021.org.
SEIU 1021 kicks off our 2023 Toy and Coat Drive
Help a child in need: Drop off new coats and toys anytime before December 15
SEIU 1021 members and community partners kicked off our annual Toy and Coat Drive in Oakland last Friday, December 1st. The kickoff event featured members and staff singing holiday carols and included two school buses decorated as two oversized reindeer. The buses will be filled with donated toys and coats for kids in our community.
2023 East Bay Unity Party Recap
The East Bay Unity event held at the Oakland Airport Hilton last Friday was a night to remember for SEIU 1021 members and their guests. The evening was filled with laughter, joy, and unity as members won prizes from a raffle before they hit the dance floor. SEIU 1021 members enjoyed a delightful dinner and delicious drinks and posed for memorable snapshots at the photo booth. Members brought brand-new, unwrapped toys and coats to donate to children in need.
Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao Joins SEIU Local 1021 To Fill Two School Buses for Annual Toy and Coat Drive
Local labor, community, and nonprofit organizations come together to pack two buses with toys and coats for children in need
Contact: Chelsea Fink, Chelsea.Fink@seiu1021.org, (510) 435-8282
OAKLAND, CA – On Friday, December 1, Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao and Assemblymember Mia Bonta will join members and leaders of SEIU Local 1021, SEIU Local 2015, Hayward Unified School District, Oakland Firefighters IAFF Local 55, IFPTE Local 21, the YMCA Head Start, and Parent Voices of Oakland and more for the annual holiday toy and coat drive kickoff.
Join us for an inspiring evening of art and organizing with “Art Works: How Organizers and Artists Are Creating a Better World Together” author Ken Grossinger
SEIU 1021’s Social and Economic Justice Committee invites SEIU 1021 members, artists, and organizers to a captivating book discussion with Ken Grossinger, author of “Art Works: How Organizers and Artists Are Creating a Better World Together.” This engaging event will take place on Wednesday, December 13th, from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the San Francisco Union Hall, located at 350 Rhode Island (Kansas Street side).
Event Highlights:
SCUSD Holiday Celebration – Dec. 8, 2023
Free food, beer & wine, gift exchange, and more!
‘Tis the season to celebrate! Join your fellow SCUSD members for a holiday celebration.
Please join us Friday, December 8th, at 5450 Power Inn Rd., from 4 p.m. – 8 p.m. for an evening of fun, free food and drinks, and a gift exchange!
If you would like to participate in the gift exchange, please bring a wrapped gift of $5-$10 to get a gift ticket. When the number on your ticket is called, you can pick any gift on the pile!
Please RSVP by December 4th so that we can be sure to have enough food.
Join the Felton Board of Directors meeting Tuesday, Nov. 28th at 6:00 p.m.
Download special Zoom backgrounds for meeting (or any meeting)
Please join us for the Felton Board of Directors Zoom meeting next Tuesday, Nov. 28th, at 6:00 pm and use one of our specially designed Zoom backgrounds to let them know we are there and we will not back down until we have a fair contract.
The Felton Board of Directors is having a public meeting, and we should plan on attending and speaking on Felton’s anti-union and anti-worker misconduct.
FELTON WORKERS UNITED ZOOM BACKGROUNDS:
Classified workers at Vacaville Unified School District continue to show up, speak out
Amid bargaining frustrations, SEIU 1021 members refuse to settle for lowball offers
The fight for more staffing and a livable wage continues!
On Thursday, November 16, over 60 classified Vacaville Unified School District (VUSD) staff members again attended the Board of Trustees meeting to voice their ongoing concerns and frustrations with the District. This follows the November 2 action, where at least 60 members supported each other and shared their frustration with the lack of progress in bargaining due to the District’s ongoing refusal to raise wages above the bare minimum.
Thousands of Starbucks workers walk out on Red Cup Day
On Thursday, November 16, thousands of Starbucks employees nationwide walked off the job during one of the busiest days of the company’s year: a promotional “Red Cup Day,” in which Starbucks hands out free red cups. In Northern California, workers staged labor actions at Starbucks stores in Berkeley, Emeryville, Fairfield, Hayward, Oakland, Pleasanton, Sacramento, San Francisco, Stockton, and Sunnyvale.
Yuba City Starbucks workers win union election
The store is the 30th unionized location in the state
On Friday, November 17, Starbucks workers at the Highway 20 and Tharp store in Yuba City, CA, successfully voted to form a union by a vote of 12-5. This union victory marks the thirtieth store to unionize in California.