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Come meet Mayor-elect Sheng Thao at 100 Oak St. Thursday, December 8 from 9 a.m. – 10 a.m.
Help make our 2022 SEIU 1021 toy drive a success for Bay Area families
Join SEIU 1021, IFPTE Local 21, and nonprofit community partners
around Northern California in filling up a school bus (gracefully
loaned from Hayward Unified School District) with thousands of
toys for children in underserved communities. In the past five
years alone, the SEIU 1021 Toy Drive has successfully collected
and distributed more than 10,000 toys. Due to the effects of the
pandemic and inflation, we anticipate this year’s requests for
toys will be higher than ever, so please contribute if you’re
able.
Mendocino County Tentative Agreement Ratification Meetings
Schedule & RSVP
Members have received a summary of the tentative agreement in their personal emails. If you did not receive the email and you are a member, please contact Patrick Hickey at patrick.hickey@seiu1021.org.
During the ratification meetings, union leaders will explain the tentative agreement and answer any questions you may have. All voting will take place at these meetings, as well as at the union office during the hours indicated below. Please attend one of the meetings below to vote.
SEIU 1021 members in the East Bay are racking up the contract wins
In the East Bay, SEIU 1021 members have been bargaining strong new contracts all year. In recent weeks, East Bay Innovations and Oakland Housing Authority workers have become the most recent chapters to have voted to ratify their respective new tentative agreements (TAs) with their bosses.
As workers continue to win legislative victories, fast-food corporations attempt to subvert democracy and workers’ rights
After a multiyear fight to win Assembly Bill 257 - the Fast Food Accountability and Standards (FAST) Recovery Act, fast-food corporations, such as McDonald’s, Burger King, Jack in the Box, and more, are working hard to undermine this victory. AB 257 contains significant gains that protect and empower California’s five-hundred-fifty-thousand fast-food workforce with a seat at the table to help set minimum industry standards around wages, safety and training.
Mills College Staff, Adjunct Faculty Ratify Precedent-Setting Contract with Northeastern University Following Destabilizing Merger
The hard-fought deal raises the floor for the college’s lowest-paid workers and provides important protections and improvements for adjunct faculty
**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE**
Contact: Jennie Smith-Camejo, jennie.smith-camejo@seiu1021.org, (510) 710-0201
Tentative Agreement Summary
More than 93% of the votes cast were to ratify our agreement with management. Now, at a special meeting of the Board of Commissioners on December 12, 2022 they will vote to approve the contract.
If you have any questions, please reach out to field representative Julio Corral: julio.corral at seiu1021.org.
We Have a Tentative Agreement! Now It’s Time to Vote!
Voting to Accept or Reject Our New Contract Is Open to SEIU Local 1021 Members Only -- EDITED TO ADD CORRECT VOTING DATES
Contract Highlights:
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Contract term: three years, retroactive to March 1, 2022 through February 2025
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Wages: 10% wage increase, effective November 16, 2022 and a bonus equal to a 10% increase for all hours worked during that period covering March 1 to November 15, plus a wages-only contract negotiation for the third year (to be scheduled)
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Many improvements to our contract including new contract language around:
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mutual respect
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SEIU 1021 welcomes Oakland’s next mayor, Sheng Thao
Wednesday, November 23, SEIU 1021 joined many Oakland residents at City Hall to welcome Sheng Thao as Oakland’s next mayor. Thao is a longtime friend of working people, having served on Oakland City Council for District 4 since 2018 and as City Councilmember Rebecca Kaplan’s chief of staff before that.
Low-wage and part-time workers win big with Berkeley’s Fair Work Week Ordinance
On Monday, November 21, 2022, the Berkeley City Council passed an ordinance from Vice Mayor Kate Harrison and the Labor Commission to protect and compensate low-wage and part-time workers at some of Berkeley’s largest employers. The Fair Work Week Ordinance reduces the mental and physical strain of last-minute schedule changes and extreme back-to-back shifts. It requires covered employers to offer part-time workers additional hours before hiring new part-time staff.
East Bay Unity Event: Let’s celebrate our hard work and successes!
Despite the hardships we’ve endured during the pandemic, we’ve experienced many significant union wins here at SEIU 1021.
If you work in the East Bay, please join your union siblings for a unity party on Thurs., Dec. 15, from 5:30 – 9:30 PM, at Oakland Asian Cultural Center, 388 9th St., Suite 290, Oakland.
We will have a buffet dinner 5:30-7:00 PM, and our party with prizes, awards, special guests, and a DJ will be from 7:00-9:30 PM.