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Sonoma County Workers Fight for a Fair Contract
Tuesday, March 12th, hundreds of Sonoma County workers gathered for a rally and swarmed the County Administration building where members of the Board of Supervisors were meeting regarding the contract negotiations.
Alameda County Bargaining Update
March 13, 2019
Tentative Agreement Reached!
Your bargaining team is happy to announce that after over a
month of meetings since January, a tentative agreement on a
3-year contract extension with the County has been reached. The
agreement is a significant improvement on the extension offer
that was rejected in 2018. In the coming weeks our Union plans to
hold multiple worksite meetings and Town Halls to answer
questions and share more about the tentative agreement. Extension
ratification vote will be scheduled for mid-April.
Join the Contract Action Team
It’s time to protect and improve our contract with the City.
We have elected a Bargaining Team to represent us in negotiations with City management, but strong contracts are won at every work site. Our ability to win depends on our willingness to act.
You can help us stand up and win by joining the Contract Action Team (CAT). CAT members from each department, at every work site, will:
Santa Clara University Faculty and Allies Rally Outside the Golden Circle Fundraiser to say “Let Us Unionize. Let us Vote!”
On January 19, 2019 at the San Jose Center for Performing Arts,more than 100 faculty, students and community supporters were outside the black-tie Golden Circle fundraiser in support of SCU adjuncts and lecturers voting on whether or not to join together in a union.
Mendocino College Workers Stand Up for Community Needs Over Administrators’ Greed
Top college district administrators keep wages down, while inflating their own salaries.
On January 24, Mendocino Lake Community College District (MLCCD)
Classified and Temporary workers picketed at the college campus
in Ukiah to protest unnecessary takeaways, including
workers’ ability to use earned time off in cases of extended
illness or injury.
Top administrators have inflated their own salaries while
trying to hold down wages for faculty and staff, and
replace good jobs with temporary positions
that lack benefits.
Highland Hospital Nurse at Tonight’s State of the Union Address
SEIU 1021 member and Highland oncology nurse Maria
Mendoza Sanchez will join Congress tonight at the State of the
Union address . In 2017 Maria was deported by the Trump
administration and torn away from her children. After a grueling
time in Mexico, she applied for a skilled worker visa, and was
recently accepted for return home to the United States.
Oakland Congresswoman Barbara Lee invited Maria to be her guest
at tonight’s address to bring to light the negative impact of the
Trump administration’s hardline immigration policies.
Workers Take to the Streets to Disrupt Inequality
Across the country, workers are rising up to hold leaders and corporations to account for starving and dismantling public services and public school districts. In Northern California, our members in San Francisco and Oakland have taken to the streets tofight for working families and our communities.
Workers Take Action to Stop Harassment and Discrimination
On March 7, more than 1,000 San Francisco workers and community
allies protested in front of the headquarters of the SF Municipal
Transportation Agency and the city’s Human Resources Department
to demand City Administrators take immediate action to stop
sexual harassment and end gender discrimination across city
departments.
The rally comes after city ombudsman Dolores Blanding
released a report detailing allegations of bullying, verbal
abuse, discrimination, and sexual harassment within city
departments.
Oakland Teachers Ratify a Contract and End Historic 7-Day Strike
On Sunday, March 3rd, members of Oakland Educators Association (OEA) voted to approve a contract that gets teachers on the path to better raises and smaller class sizes. The contract ratification ended a 7-day strike that united the community.
Teachers, classified workers, and students continue to speak out against the District’s cuts to programs and staff. Hundreds of students, joined by community allies, filled the Board meeting on March 4th.
Why We March on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
On Monday, January 21, all across the country, thousands are
expected to march in commemoration of civil rights leader Martin
Luther King Jr. In San Francisco, City and county workers will
join the march to honor Dr. King’s legacy and to continue his
fight for justice for all.
WHAT: Erase Racism March
TIME: Meet at 10 a.m.