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Alameda County members win a new contract after long fight
On Wednesday, April 26, Alameda County workers made it official and voted to ratify their new contract, with 95% YES votes. This followed a lengthy bargaining campaign that started in July of 2022 with the election of a bargaining team and featured near-constant countywide actions, from rallies and marches and unity breaks to petitions, packing the Board of Supervisors meetings to make public comment, and spreading their message with billboards and bus ads.
Sonoma County Library
SEIU 1021 staff and member leaders are working hard to safeguard your health at work during the COVID-19 pandemic. Click here to find employer-specific information, details, and documents to learn more about what’s happening in your worksite during this outbreak.
Download the Sonoma County Library Memorandum of Understanding (2022-2024)
City of Richmond TA Summary and Vote Schedule
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The elected Bargaining Team has reached a Tentative Agreement (TA) for our contract re-opener on the classification and compensation study. Our Bargaining Team recommends a ‘YES’ vote. The vote schedule is below.
TA Summary
There will be a 4% raise effective the pay period which includes July 1, 2023. The raise is for both full-time and part-time units.
This is in addition to the raises in the contract which are 5% January 1, 2023, 4% January 1, 2024, and 4% effective January 1, 2025.
The Votes Are In! With More than 95% Voting YES, WE HAVE RATIFIED OUR TENTATIVE AGREEMENT!
On Wednesday, April 26, after a week of countywide voting, SEIU 1021 members and staff counted the votes: members voted overwhelmingly to ratify our Tentative Agreement!
Because of our members’ solidarity and willingness to show up and speak up across the county, we were able to win this strong new contract.
Sonoma County members ratify new contract with big gains
Members considered "extra-help," those whose classifications are below market, and those who are bilingual will see extra benefits
Friday, April 21, the votes were counted: Sonoma County members of SEIU 1021 voted by 92% to ratify their hard-won tentative agreement that nets hefty increases across the board for county workers, with some extra benefits for those who need it the most.
Starbucks workers win 300th store union victory
What began as a single election at the Elmwood Avenue Starbucks store in Buffalo, New York, in late 2021, has now grown to three hundred.
Starbucks Workers United, an affiliate of SEIU, won its most recent victory at the store at 7th and K streets in downtown Sacramento. The result of unionizing came after an eleven-to-two vote.
“I am overjoyed that despite Starbucks using every dirty trick to deter us, we were able to become true partners in the company,” said Maizie Jensen, a barista at the Sacramento store.
Faculty, students, alumni, and elected officials join forces to Reclaim Holy Names
At a town hall last Thursday, they spoke out about HNU's importance -- and why the campus must be preserved as an educational institution
When Holy Names University administration announced the school would be closing after the spring 2023 semester, after years of mismanagement and lax oversight by its board of trustees, the fates and futures of hundreds of low-income students of color, faculty, and staff were put on the chopping block.
Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified School District
SEIU 1021 staff and member leaders are working hard to safeguard your health at work during the COVID-19 pandemic. Click here to find employer-specific information, details, and documents to learn more about what’s happening in your worksite during this outbreak.
Download the Cotati-Rohnert Park Collective Bargaining Agreement 2021-2024
Union busters busted?
Save Mart is in the hot seat as jilted retirees fight back
Save Mart retirees are showing how worker power can make inroads against even the biggest bullies. A group of four retired Save Mart workers has joined together to fight back against the company that persuaded them to accept extra health benefits in exchange for not joining the United Food and Commercial Workers Union.
SEIU 1021 civil service members raise awareness of workplace health and safety concerns at the de Young Museum
Last Saturday, April 15, SEIU Local 1021 civil service members at the M. H. de Young Memorial Museum in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, came out to raise awareness about the health and safety of both museum workers and patrons alike. Among the significant concerns are the safety and health of security staff, the front-facing workers responsible for securing a safe space for all in the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.