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Contract Extension Update for March 18, 2021
On Thursday, March 18, our elected Bargaining Team met via Zoom to discuss the City of Oakland’s recent extension offer.
The City offered a two-year extension of our existing contract, with no changes and no additional money to keep up with the rising costs of living.
“We need to call it out!” We Have to Confront Racism Everywhere: As Union Members, That Starts at Work
Click the video above to listen to SEIU 1021 President Joseph Bryant condemn the recent surge in anti-Asian racism and share some of his family’s own personal experiences.
One of the many horrific effects of the COVID-19 pandemic has been a surge of violence against Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities. This surge has included a documented 700 incidents in the Bay Area, from Oakland’s Chinatown to San Francisco’s Anza Vista neighborhood.
Andrea Grimes, Librarian’s Guild Chapter President, shares how library staff are going the extra mile for our community
“Whoever said library workers are meek, quiet and shushing, should reset their mindset. The pandemic has demonstrated how library workers in San Francisco work together to empower our community and ourselves; we are stronger together!
GSA member stands up for herself and wins after management shorts her six days of pay
Recently, a member working at San Francisco’s General Services Agency learned firsthand how management tries using COVID-19 as an excuse to violate our contract.
The member in question was just coming off an FMLA leave and requested telework accommodations, as they were entitled to do.
Rather than work with our member while scheduling their skeleton rotation in the physical offices, management instead shorted her six days of pay and wrongly claimed that she refusing to come into work.
What does the American Rescue Plan mean for SF’s public workers?
The American Rescue Plan (ARP), which President Biden signed into law last week, will provide desperately-needed relief for Northern California families and the essential services provided by SEIU 1021 members. It’s been projected that the ARP will provide San Francisco with enough federal relief to effectively wipe away almost all of the debt that the City and County anticipated accruing as a result of the pandemic’s economic impacts.
SF healthcare workers fight back against workplace safety crisis
Long before COVID-19, members in the Department of Public Health were there for vulnerable patients in our community despite a lack of adequate staffing and other dangerous working conditions. In the last year, COVID-19 has blown those issues wide open and our city’s healthcare infrastructure is in crisis.
We’re now a full year into the worst global health emergency in over a century, yet management continues to woefully mismanage our response to this pandemic while long-term issues which impact patient care continue to persist.
Vote Amos Eaton for SCERA Trustee
SEIU 1021 member and localwide Treasurer Amos Eaton is running for a seat on the Sonoma County Employees’ Retirement Association (SCERA) Board.
The elected trustees of SCERA are responsible for the stewardship of our retirement security. It’s a tremendous responsibility and a role we need to fill with people who are going to speak up for the needs of current and future retirees.
Notice of Election
Notice of Election and Membership Meeting Announcement
There is a membership meeting on Wednesday, February 10, 2021 at 6pm via Zoom. A Zoom link will be sent out via email.
Election Update
The nomination period is closed.
The nominees for Vice President (click each name to read the candidate’s statement):
The following positions were uncontested and therefore the individuals nominated are considered duly elected according to our chapter bylaws. They will assume their positions on May 1, 2021. Congratulations to all!
President: Jana Blunt
Secretary-Treasurer: Hillary Paffenroth
COPE Representative: Michael Stanford
County Industry Council Representative: Paul Foster
At-Large Representative: Stephanie Garcia
3,000 workers at Alameda Health System Bargain for 14 Months, Strike for 5 Days, and Finally WIN a Tentative Agreement for a Four-Year Contract with a New CEO, New Trustees, and Many New Members
"The power we have is the power to stick together to fight for common goals."
An “…incredibly momentous settlement within truly unexpected conditions,” is how Alameda Health System (AHS) Chapter President John Pearson described the tentative agreement reached between SEIU 1021 members and AHS management last week. John, an Emergency Room nurse at Oakland’s Highland Hospital, summed up the long, hard contract campaign by saying, “We can win when we make a plan together and when we struggle together.”