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Notre Dame de Namur faculty win historic, wall-to-wall first contract
Faculty at Notre Dame de Namur (NDNU) University in Belmont, Calif., have ratified a first contract that wins better pay, job security for part-time adjunct professors and protects shared governance. The historic agreement covers all contingent faculty who won their union through the National Labor Relations Board process and tenure-track, and tenured faculty, including department chairs. The combined units cover more than 250 faculty.
AB 1250 Passes Out of Senate Committee
Excellent advocacy work was done in Sacramento by our members as well as SEIU 521, 721 and 221 to move our bill limiting contracting out of public services out of the Senate Governance and Finance Committee.
Members have been working in Sacramento to pass this bill to hold counties and private contractors accountable to the public.
VICTORY in Our Fight for Health Care Justice
After months of pressure from SEIU members across the country, hundreds of allied organizations, and thousands of individuals of all political persuasions, the effort in Congress to repeal the Affordable Care Act failed late Thursday night.
Workers Save Westside Community HIV/AIDS Program — Layoff Notices Rescinded
On August 1, SEIU 1021 members working at Westside Community Services HIV/AIDS program were shocked to receive layoff notices for the end of the month. For three decades the AIDS Case Management program has provided in-home services for clients, many with multiple diagnoses. The in-home care not only saved money, but also provided a better quality of life for clients who might otherwise be housed in expensive facilities, or even worse – on the street.
Reclaiming Labor Day
Despite attacks by corporations and self-interested politicians, union power is continuing to raise pay and amplifying working people’s voice on the job and in their communities.
Marching in downtown Oakland, adjunct professor and Dominican University member leader Robin McClosky proclaimed, “We’re here because of the men and women who made heroic sacrifices so that we can enjoy the rights we have today. Unions are facing steep challenges, and it’s up to us to make sure that those sacrifices weren’t for nothing.”
Federal Budget Cuts Impact Local Jobs and Services
Tomorrow people across the country are calling Congress to demand they reject a disastrous budget that funds major tax cuts for greedy corporations by cutting valuable programs.
Let’s tell Congress that we want more than a rigged budget that puts billionaires and greedy corporations ahead of our families. Call your member of Congress to fight back against hurtful federal budget cuts.
‘We Stopped Them’
Latest Effort to Repeal the Affordable Care Act fails and millions will keep coverage, thanks to the actions of workers
Rent Control for All. Repeal Costa Hawkins!
The movement for tenants’ rights and housing justice is growing every day in California. A few weeks ago renters met in Alameda for a historic assembly, California Renter Power where over 400 renters, organizers, and advocates met and strategized how to build an unstoppable statewide movement for Housing Justice and against gentrification.
Last Chance to Stop the Tax Scam!
The House of Representatives must vote again on the tax bill after several provisions were found to violate Senate rules. Congress is scheduled to bring the tax bill to a vote again tomorrow. It’s not too late to place a call and help put a stop to this tax scam.
Don’t let them rig the system in favor of the wealthiest Americans.
Call 866-426-2631 and you will be patched through to a member of Congress.
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