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Adjunct Faculty and Lecturers at Beloved Silicon Valley Institution Santa Clara University File for a Union Election with the National Labor Relations Board

AFLOC members Dawn Hart, Natalie Linnell, and Stephanie Hughes tabling on campus on Thursday, April 21, 2022.

Media Contact: Chris Flink, chris.flink at seiu1021.org, 510.701.9637

The rising tide of unionization comes to higher education in Silicon Valley, hoping to help fix the “gig-ification” of being a college professor.

Santa Clara, California — On Friday, April 22, 2022, adjunct faculty members and lecturers at Santa Clara University (SCU) filed with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), requesting a formal election process to found a union at SCU. The adjuncts and lecturers have been organizing the union since 2017.

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Member Spotlight: Meet the Superior Court of Sonoma County Stewards Council and Bargaining Team

A union is only as strong as its members. Thanks to these four awesome member leaders, the SEIU 1021 Superior Court of Sonoma County chapter is showing up to contract negotiations stronger than ever.

Two new additions to the team are Blanca Santillan Castro and Ashley Olazar. They joined the team a couple of months ago and have already completed their first shop steward training. Their new energy and thirst for knowledge will be vital during this year’s critical contract negotiations. 

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Sac City Schools Classified Staff Went on Strike & Won Big!
Both SEIU 1021 and SCTA reached tentative agreements Sunday evening. The strike is now over.

“When we fight, we win! When we fights, students win!” was the mantra for the eight workdays (and twelve calendar days) of the Sacramento City Unified School District strike. Both classified staff–including school bus drivers, nutrition service workers, custodians, instructional aides, maintenance workers, and clerical staff–and teachers represented by Sacramento City Teachers Association (SCTA) went on strike starting March 23.

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Tomorrow Is Election Day

 “We have to step up as voters and cast a vote for someone that will support the work we do in our community. And this is that election. said Akbar Bibb, who has been a Solano County social worker for 24 years.

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Internship for Leader Development

SEIU Local 1021’s Internship for Leader Development is looking for energetic and motivated members who are committed to working for social and racial justice, believe in the value of work, the democratic process, and the importance of public services. This program will train and mobilize members who want to unleash their leadership potential.

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Momentum growing as Amazon, Starbucks, and Apple workers continue to organize

The race to organize Amazon kicked into a higher gear this month, as workers in Staten Island successfully won the first election to form a union at one of the company’s fulfillment centers. This momentous victory could boost the morale of workers in tech or other large, nonunion companies to seek the same kind of union representation for themselves. Amazon may try to challenge the outcome of the vote, but the early victory by Amazon warehouse workers offers a blueprint for workers across the country seeking to organize.