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SF nonprofit workers fight for increased funding for services and pay parity for their work
As many of San Francisco’s nonprofit union workers get set to bargain new contracts this year, a unifying problem is emerging across employers and worksites—we need a greater investment in services provided, and we need pay parity between nonprofit and public workers providing similar services.
Sac City Schools Staff Vote by 99.8% to Ratify New Contract
Sacramento City Unified School District classified staff – including school bus drivers, nutrition service workers, instructional aides, custodians, and clerical staff – have voted by over 99% to ratify the tentative agreement they reached April 4 following a strike that shut down schools for eight days.
The agreement, which must be approved by the SCUSD Board of Education, contains significant victories, including:
East Bay Innovations Chapter Election Notice
Updated on Monday, April 25
SEIU LOCAL 1021 EAST BAY INNOVATIONS CHAPTER
Updated: April 22, 2022
NOTICE OF 2022 ELECTION
Governed by SEIU Local 1021 Chapter Bylaws Template – Some versions have been amended to accommodate the timeline for an East Bay Innovations Chapter/Bargaining Team Election.
Adjunct Faculty and Lecturers at Beloved Silicon Valley Institution Santa Clara University File for a Union Election with the National Labor Relations Board
Media Contact: Chris Flink, chris.flink at seiu1021.org, 510.701.9637
The rising tide of unionization comes to higher education in Silicon Valley, hoping to help fix the “gig-ification” of being a college professor.
Santa Clara, California — On Friday, April 22, 2022, adjunct faculty members and lecturers at Santa Clara University (SCU) filed with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), requesting a formal election process to found a union at SCU. The adjuncts and lecturers have been organizing the union since 2017.
Sacramento City Unified Schools Staff Vote by 99.8% to Ratify New Contract
The new contract will help retain classified staff with $7-11k in one-time stipends in addition to ongoing raise, with incentives to recruit new workers.
**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE**
Contact: Jennie Smith-Camejo, (510) 710-0201, jennie.smith-camejo@seiu1021.org;
Karla Faucett, SEIU 1021 SCUSD Chapter President, (916) 812-3827, karla.faucett@seiu1021.org
We Passed Our Tentative Agreement!
Congratulations! We Have a New Contract.
Thank you to everyone who turned out to vote on our tentative agreement over the past two days! You have made your voices heard. The votes have been counted and the results are in.
TODAY, April 20, is the last day to vote on TA ratification!
Haven't voted yet? Don't miss your chance.
We won our strike when we reached a historic tentative agreement (TA) that we are proud to bring to our members.
Our ratification vote for the TA started yesterday, Tuesday, April 19, and ends TODAY, Wednesday, April 20. Times and locations are listed below.
If you work at a feeder site, please vote at the closest location in the list below.
Member Spotlight: Meet the Superior Court of Sonoma County Stewards Council and Bargaining Team
A union is only as strong as its members. Thanks to these four awesome member leaders, the SEIU 1021 Superior Court of Sonoma County chapter is showing up to contract negotiations stronger than ever.
Two new additions to the team are Blanca Santillan Castro and Ashley Olazar. They joined the team a couple of months ago and have already completed their first shop steward training. Their new energy and thirst for knowledge will be vital during this year’s critical contract negotiations.
Sac City Schools Classified Staff Went on Strike & Won Big!
Both SEIU 1021 and SCTA reached tentative agreements Sunday evening. The strike is now over.
“When we fight, we win! When we fights, students win!” was the mantra for the eight workdays (and twelve calendar days) of the Sacramento City Unified School District strike. Both classified staff–including school bus drivers, nutrition service workers, custodians, instructional aides, maintenance workers, and clerical staff–and teachers represented by Sacramento City Teachers Association (SCTA) went on strike starting March 23.
Momentum growing as Amazon, Starbucks, and Apple workers continue to organize
The race to organize Amazon kicked into a higher gear this month, as workers in Staten Island successfully won the first election to form a union at one of the company’s fulfillment centers. This momentous victory could boost the morale of workers in tech or other large, nonunion companies to seek the same kind of union representation for themselves. Amazon may try to challenge the outcome of the vote, but the early victory by Amazon warehouse workers offers a blueprint for workers across the country seeking to organize.