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SEIU 1021 Members in the City of Oakland Speak Up for a Budget That Works for All Oaklanders
As Oakland’s City Council continues to work towards passing a balanced budget, SEIU 1021 members and other members of the community keep the pressure on. The City’s Refund Coalition, a group that includes SEIU 1021 and other labor organizations along with many community groups, has been tireless in its advocacy for a budget that prioritizes the things Oaklanders really care about: investing in housing as a human right; public safety and public services; protections for frontline workers; and arts and culture funding.
It’s TIME!
For a Strong Contract, We Need Unity and Full Participation
Your elected bargaining team is united and fighting for every member of your union. But we can’t do it without you!
We need rank and file members to call in to City Council meetings on Tuesday nights to share their stories. As a union, our strength comes from our numbers, and we need to show Council and the Mayor that our numbers are strong and our members—not just our Bargaining Team—are united.
Celebrate PRIDE Month with the SEIU 1021 Lavender Committee
As we approach the end of PRIDE month, we want to highlight an amazing list of local PRIDE events SEIU 1021 Lavender Solidarity Committee Co-Chairs Sally Buchmann and Eileen Berkun put together for our LGBTQ+ members and supporters.
Santa Clara University Adjuncts and Lecturers are calling for a free and fair union election on campus
This past Friday, June 11th, Santa Clara University Adjuncts and
Lecturers set up a table at the graduation commencement ceremony
on campus to raise awareness for their need to unionize and have
a voice in the workplace. In addition to passing out fliers to
grads and their families urging support, the adjuncts and
lecturers had live screenprinting to make promotional posters to
hand out.
SEIU members across the state sent over 13,000 letters to lawmakers advocating for Courts workers
Recently, SEIU 1021 members in the North Coast region joined hundreds of SEIU members working in Superior courts across California in a letter-writing drive to draw attention to the budget, pay, and staffing challenges facing court reporters and clerks. COVID-19 has had a tremendous impact on our already-strained Superior Courts.
GUSD workers reached a Tentative Agreement with the District to protect workers and students
When workers at Geyserville Unified School District (GUSD) received news that schools would reopen in April of 2021 for in-person learning, members and chapter leaders immediately began negotiating a health and safety plan with the District that would protect students, workers, and educators.
In a partial victory, GSA members have stopped the outsourcing of custodial jobs at 49 S Van Ness—but we’re still fighting to protect security guard jobs
SEIU 1021 members at 49 S. Van Ness scored a partial victory this
month in their fight against the proposed outsourcing of
custodial and security jobs in the building. Members have been
working hard to rally opposition to the plan which would see
these union civil service positions traded for lower-paying and
less stable contactor positions.
Despite COVID-19’s challenges, Exploratorium members use their unity to protect workplace standards and vulnerable coworkers
When it came time to negotiate a new agreement at the Exploratorium, members knew they had a challenge ahead. Early in the pandemic, management had already laid off some staff members and so preserving stability was a huge priority for their team.
SEIU 1021 Vice President of San Francisco Theresa Rutherford shares an update on the Mayor’s most recent budget proposal
“For much of last year, San Francisco was predicting serious
budget woes that the City said would result in a projected
shortfall of millions of dollars. Amidst the uncertainty of the
COVID-19 pandemic, we were told time and again that the sky was
falling and an extreme recession was just around the
corner.
Climate Justice Committee Meeting
Zoom meetings are the 3rd Wednesday of each month from 6 to 8 pm. Contact the Chair, Martha Hawthorne at martha@SEIU1021.me for more info.
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