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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.
We Are SEIU 1021: Lorena Arroyo
Library Technician, Excelsior Library, San Francisco
Each week we’ll feature every day heroes: SEIU 1021 members who care for our sick and elderly, educate our children, keep our cities moving, and ensure that courts work for everyone.
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We Are SEIU 1021 – Qing Yi Feng
San Francisco City Hall Custodial Assistant Supervisor
Each week we’ll feature every day heroes: SEIU 1021 members who care for our sick and elderly, educate our children, keep our cities moving, and ensure that courts work for everyone.
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“When I found out I would be working in City Hall after completing a custodial training program, I was really happy. I never thought I could work at a place like this—San Francisco City Hall.
Solidarity Thursdays
Wear Your Purple
Our strength lies in our unity, and we must show management that
we are united and ready to fight for a fair contract.
Wear
your purple every Thursday until we get a fair contract. With
nearly 20,000 united in SEIU 1021, show management that we have
power in numbers and that we are a force to be reckoned
with.
Don’t have a t-shirt? Come to the next action to get your t-shirt.
March 7 International Women’s Day Action in SF
March & Rally - 1 South Van Ness, SF
Income inequality hurts all of us but attacks on the public services and programs that we provide hurt women disproportionately. Women are still 35 percent more likely than men to be in poverty in America.
In honor of International Women’s Day, join us in a march and rally to urge Mayor London Breed and our Board of Supervisors to do the right thing: strengthen our city’s poverty and homelessness prevention programs, prioritize services to women and families, and negotiate a fair contract with workers.
Alameda County Bargaining Update
March 6, 2019
Members Make the Case for Salary Adjustments
Members representing 33 classifications made
Salary Adjustment presentations to the County to demonstrate
the need for salary adjustments.
This is the largest number of presentations for salary
adjustments in any contract year. While there is no guarantee any
classification that presented will receive a salary adjustment,
the presentations created an opportunity for consideration by the
County for salary adjustments if a contract extension agreement
is reached and ratified.