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San Francisco Newsletter: July 2021
There’s a lot of news this month about the upcoming City & County of San Francisco bargaining team elections, but we’ll be back to our normally scheduled monthly newsletter next month.
You can stay up to date on news from our union at seiu1021.org/SFnews. Also, please note there will be no regional meeting held in the month of August. Keep reading to see what’s new around San Francisco for SEIU 1021 members:
City & County of San Francisco Bargaining Team elections are here!
DoorDash Drivers Demand Dignity – Interview with a We Drive Progress food-delivery worker
Deemed essential workers, delivery drivers working for DoorDash have faced unfair and exploitative working conditions throughout the pandemic. Workers are expected to make several deliveries at once for low pay – two deliveries, requiring four separate stops at restaurants and individuals’ homes often pay as little as $12-$15 with no compensation for gas money, parking, or vehicle upkeep. DoorDash delivery drivers are ruled by ratings from their customers, how many deliveries they accept, and how many deliveries are completed.
Gov. Newsom rolls up his sleeves and leads by example in San Francisco
You can sign up to volunteer and help defeat the anti-union recall of Gov. Newsom by clicking here.
SEIU 1021 members were ready to campaign for Gov. Newsom with Vice President Kamala Harris at a rally on Newsom’s behalf last weekend when the Vice President, unfortunately, had to cancel in light of the situation in Afghanistan.
The 2021 Virtual Member Convention Platforms will focus on justice, unions for all, member unity and more
The 2021 SEIU 1021 Virtual Member Convention event committee has been working diligently behind the scenes to determine and select the convention platforms that chart the course of the union for the next 3 years.
Caring about CalPERS: An interview with SEIU Local 1021 Retirement Security Committee Chair Cynthia Landry
The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) manages pension and health care benefits for slightly over two million California public employees, retirees, and their families. Nearly one-third of CalPERS members are retirees receiving a monthly allowance from the pension and health care benefits system.
Cynthia Landry, the chair of the SEIU Local 1021 Retirement Security Committee, speaks about the importance of CalPERS, particularly on the diversity of its governing Board of Administration, and supporting labor:
Across Our Union, Members Are Speaking Out Against the Partisan, Wastefull Recall
Vote NO on the Recall and Return Your Ballot ASAP!
You can sign up to volunteer and help defeat the anti-union recall of Gov. Newsom by clicking here.
App workers secure a huge victory on Friday as an Alameda County judge strikes down Proposition 22 as unconstitutional
Click here to stand with gig workers by signing their petition.
In a huge victory on Friday, Judge Roesch of the Alameda Superior Court ruled that Proposition 22 violates the Constitution of the State of California, meaning the gig industry-funded ballot initiative is unconstitutional and is therefore unenforceable.
Open registration for the SEIU 1021 2021 Virtual Convention opens on Wednesday, August 25!
This year’s motto of “Organize Good Trouble” is inspired by American statesman and civil rights activist John Robert Lewis’ quote: ”Get in good trouble, necessary trouble, and help redeem the soul of America.” Taking that inspiration of upholding the good fight for workers and working families as a union, we have created the following convention platforms: