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Member Spotlight: Meeting Travis Balzarini, a leader in our union from Sonoma County
Tell me about the work you do on the Budget and Finance Committee for our union’s Executive Board
Usually, we meet once a month except when we are writing the budget. We take all the funding requests across the local and we either approve or deny the requests depending on their merits. We craft a budget for local-wide spending and we talk through whatever issues come up during that process.
What other leadership positions do you hold in the local?
Members working for the Town of San Anselmo reach a new one-year contract extension
Congratulations to our members working for the Town of San Anselmo, who just settled a 1-year contract extension! Bargaining during COVID has presented a whole new set of challenges to the negotiations process, but members were pleased that they could reach an agreement quickly, including Mattie O’Grady, a Supervisor in the Recreation Department and first-time bargaining team member for SEIU 1021.
Marin Water members remain hard at work to ensure county residents have access to clean water amid worsening drought conditions
As drought conditions set in and spread across Northern California, SEIU 1021 members at Marin Water are hard at work protecting their watershed and delivering fresh, clean, potable water to their community.
Sonoma County members are fighting for an equitable telework policy as pandemic conditions continue to evolve
As CDC guidelines continue to evolve as the vaccination rate climbs, many employers are revisiting their telecommuting policies and Sonoma County is no exception. Chapter leaders in Sonoma, however, have recognized how discrimination and inequity can dictate who does and does not have access to remove work options and are taking action.
Celebrate AAPI Heritage Month with Labor and Community Organizations
May is Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month and in celebration of our AAPI brothers and sisters, SEIU 1021 has joined forces with AAPI community organizations from across the Bay Area to co-host a community celebration on Saturday, May 15, 2021, at Frank H. Ogawa Plaza in Oakland from 11 am – 1pm.
Want to sharpen your skills as an organizer or get involved in our work helping workers form and join unions for the first time? NEMO is the program for you.
SEIU 1021 is an organizing union—that’s why we are building a new program called the New External Member Organizing program, or NEMO. The NEMO program creates opportunities for existing SEIU 1021 members to get involved in our community outreach and our efforts to help nonunion workers organize their workplaces and become members of SEIU 1021. It doesn’t require a huge time commitment and it’s easy to join.
Our Chapter elections have moved online!
This year, many of our SEIU 1021 Chapters will hold elections for Chapter Officer positions. This is a great opportunity to run for a leadership position in our union if you have exciting ideas of your own, or a chance to cast your ballot for the candidates you think are best to lead your Chapter forward through the challenges of COVID-19.
Show Up and Show What Unity Looks Like
CITY OF RICHMOND CHAPTER MEETING
& BARGAINING KICK-OFF
THURSDAY, MAY 13
NOON – 1:30 P.M.
450 CIVIC CENTER PLAZA
MASKS AND SOCIAL DISTANCING REQUIRED
Just hours after our last update, the City pulled out of the fact-finding process and withdrew their cruel, concessionary proposal for furlough days and healthcare contributions for our members.
Now we will sit down and bargain a strong contact for our members.
In San Francisco and Sacramento, thousands of union members take to the streets to celebrate International Workers’ Day
On May 1, people across the globe took to the streets to celebrate International Workers Day and champion causes to support unions and working people. In Northern California and across the country, May Day celebrations called for the passage of the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, which will empower workers to exercise our freedom to organize and negotiate for better wages and working conditions.
From union card to vaccine card: members secure vaccination appointments thanks to SEIU 1021
Since the beginning of the pandemic, SEIU 1021 members and member
leaders have been leading the charge and advocating for standards
and protections that frontline essential workers deserve as they
keep our communities running. As a public-sector union, our
members are some of the hardest-hit workers in the country; when
announcements of vaccination availability began to come down the
pipeline, members went to work monitoring and sharing
information as far and wide as possible.