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Women’s Caucus Movie Night
From Shakti Butler, director of “Cracking the Codes: The System of Inequity” and “Mirrors of Privilege: Making the Whiteness Visible,” “The Way Home” brings together diverse women to talk about their experience of racism in America.
Meet Nancy Gutierrez Heth, our new Mendocino Community College Chapter Vice President
What influenced your decision to run for office in your chapter?
My job is so overwhelming with all the growth that has happened that I didn’t feel I had any free time to get involved, but serving as a Negotiator or in a Union office is something that has interested me. When negotiations come up I always wish I was more involved. But I don’t know how it all works. I’m just learning. I thought VP would be an easy office. I’m hoping this will be a good easy way to get my feet wet.
Meet Julie Beardsley, our new Mendocino County Chapter President
What influenced your decision to run for office in your chapter?
I felt like I wanted to bring issues to management and to the executives in the county that needed to be addressed. The Health and Human Services departments of the county have gone through a kind of chaotic period of change in becoming a Health and Human Services “Super” Agency. It was a change that wasn’t good for many of our members. Our members did not feel empowered to speak up about issues or provide input for positive change.
Meet Lois O’Rourke , our new Mendocino Community College Chapter President
What influenced your decision to run for office in your chapter?
One of the reasons I ran for office was because I have always been what you would call a “union person.” Even before joining SEIU 1021, I supported unions, even though I wasn’t a union member. I come from a union family. My grandfather and grandmother were young adults during the Great Depression, before they had unions. My grandfather got a job at Union Oil Company in Rodeo and when he first started working there, there was no union.
NEW COVID LEAVE Factsheet
Know Your Rights
Covered Workers Are Now Eligible For Up to 80 Hours of NEW COVID-19 Leave
State Bill 95 was recently signed into law by Governor Gavin
Newsom. Under this law, covered workers are entitled to up to 80
hours of COVID-19 sick leave from January 1, 2021 to September
30, 2021. This leave must be granted immediately upon request.
Retaliation and discrimination are strictly prohibited.
Leave can be taken if any of the following reasons prevent you
from working (in person, or teleworking):
Meet Troyle Tognoli, our new Mendocino County Vice President
What influenced your decision to run for office in your chapter?
When I took on the role of Chapter President, I came in with a really strong commitment because at the time we were very much recognized for the quality of work that we do in this region. But we weren’t able to maintain our staffing because the surrounding counties were paying so much more than we were. So the goal for me was to look at that.