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Fast-food workers and community allies rally in support of the FAST Recovery Act
Last week hundreds of fast-food workers refused to show up to work for a day, went on strike, and instead took to the streets to demand public officials stand with the labor movement and vote “yes” on Assembly Bill 257.
With privatization looming, SF Housing Authority members band together to win a new agreement
November 15, 2021: Congratulations to SEIU 1021 members at the San Francisco Housing Authority on ratifying their new contract by an overwhelming majority after a difficult fight. These members work hard to deliver safe, decent housing and economic opportunity for San Francisco’s low-income households.
With privatization looming, SF Housing Authority members band together to win a new agreement
November 15, 2021: Congratulations to SEIU 1021 members at the San Francisco Housing Authority on ratifying their new contract by an overwhelming majority after a difficult fight. These members work hard to deliver safe, decent housing and economic opportunity for San Francisco’s low-income households.
San Francisco Newsletter: January 2021
Welcome to the first issue of our new recurring monthly newsletter for SEIU 1021 members in San Francisco. You can read our most recent issue here.
Keep reading to see recaps of the big fights our members have taken on in the last month, as well as updates on ongoing campaigns around the city and stories celebrating some of our union’s most recent victories.
Hayward Unified School District Staff, Educators, and Families Rally to Save Schools from Closure
Following a massive march, rally, and hours of public comment, the Board of Education voted to close only 2 of the 4 schools on the list.
November 22, 2021: The announcement last month that Hayward Unified School District (HUSD) management plans to address a budget shortfall by closing as many as eight schools came as a shock to HUSD staff, educators, students, and families — hundreds came out to last Thursday’s mobilization to urge the HUSD Board of Education to put the plan on hold until more has been done to look into creative ways to improve schools, use new funding for pre-K/TK and community schools to boost enrollment, gather and consider community input, and make a concrete plan to mitigate t
“Our members and our communities need more. We can Build Back Better and make our country a place of equity, justice, and opportunities to thrive for everyone.”
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act is now the law of the land: now it's time to build back better!
Last week, President Joe Biden signed the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs act into law. This means that a significant investment is coming into the things we all need and that benefit us all: $1.2 trillion in all, including $110 billion for roads and bridges, $65 to expand broadband internet access, especially for rural areas that have fallen behind, $55 billion for clean, safe water, and much, much more.
SEIU 1021 Executive Board Meeting
Saturday, Nov. 20
E-Board Meeting
Saturday, November 20, 2021
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SEIU Local 1021 President Joseph Bryant’s Statement on the Acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse
November 19, 2021: Oakland, California — Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 1021 President Joseph Bryant issued the following statement after jurors acquitted Kyle Rittenhouse of the murder of Joseph Rosenbaum and Anthony Huber. Rittenhouse shot and killed Rosenbaum and Huber, who were protesting the shooting of Jacob Blake by the Kenosha Police Department in Kenosha, Wisconsin:
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SEIU 1021 members mobilize to fight Hayward School closures
November 15, 2021: Declining K-12 school enrollment is a problem statewide, especially in the Bay Area. Hayward Unified School District (HUSD) management plans to close several schools, blaming a combination of lower enrollment, expensive repairs needed to facilities, and a budget shortfall. They appear poised to close up to eight schools–a huge disruption to school cultures, social communities, and education programs after a year and a half of turmoil from the pandemic.