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“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!
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.”
CCA members, students, and workers take to the streets to save another Bay Area higher-ed art institution from collapse at the hands of big banks.
On Sunday, March 21, SEIU 1021 members from the staff and adjunct unions at CCA joined forces with CCA students supporters from the local art community to adorn the street steps away from the front door of First Republic Bank in SF with a dazzling yet poignant mural.
The street mural action is the latest step in an ongoing fight between CCA union members, the CCA administration, and the Board of Trustees over a string of reckless decisions that have burdened the institution with massive amounts of debt which is impacting students and workers alike.