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A statement from SEIU 1021 President Joseph Bryant on violence against protestors at Parker Elementary
Contact: Andrew Baker
Andrew.Baker@seiu1021.org
510-679-8420
The following statement can be attributed to Joseph Bryant, President of SEIU Local 1021. SEIU 1021 is the union representing hundreds of school support staff across Oakland Unified School District.
Statement from Theresa Rutherford on Laguna Honda Lawsuits
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, August 4, 2022
Contact: Andrew Baker, 510-679-8420, andrew.baker@seiu1021.org
The following statement can be attributed to Theresa Rutherford, the President-Elect of SEIU 1021 and a longtime certified nursing assistant at Laguna Honda Hospital, in response to today’s announcement of multiple lawsuits surrounding the federal government’s termination of federal funding and mandated transfer of patients from Laguna Honda Hospital.
After nine difficult months, we’ve won a strong next contract at Tenderloin Housing Clinic
We did it! When we began bargaining, management came to the table proposing only takeaways. They wanted us to give up benefits we had already secured while proposing no new pay increases, but we stood our ground. It wasn’t easy. We picketed. We told our stories to the media.
SEIU 1021 joins Sen. Alex Padilla at a press conference calling for a robust response to the growing monkeypox outbreak
On Thursday, August 25, SEIU 1021 joined US Senator Alex Padilla and San Francisco Supervisor Rafael Mandelman, along with officials from the California Department of Public Health and San Francisco Department of Public Health, at a press conference to discuss the growing monkeypox outbreak.
Padilla toured San Francisco’s main monkeypox vaccine site at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital as California surpasses 3,000 cases statewide. After the tour, local and state leaders advocated for additional vaccines and equitable distribution throughout California.
Theresa Rutherford officially assumes her duties as president of SEIU 1021
This weekend, Theresa Rutherford formally assumed her duties as the new president of SEIU Local 1021. Theresa was appointed to this role by a supermajority vote by the SEIU 1021 Executive Board at their July meeting upon news that previous President Joseph Bryant would be moving on to become executive vice president of SEIU at the international union level.
President Biden’s student loan cancellation is “groundbreaking” for some SEIU 1021 members
Emily Flores works at Oakland’s Highland Hospital as a community health outreach worker in the Care Transitions Program. She helps identify the patients who are most at risk and most in need of help navigating our healthcare system and helps them find resources, programs, and tools to assist them in taking better care of their health. Last week, she got the news that President Joe Biden had taken bold action to address our nation’s student debt crisis.
Tell San Joaquin County: Our Struggle Is Real!
Rise Up, Speak Out!
Your Bargaining Team needs you! We have told the county how they are having difficulty recruiting and retaining employees. We cannot tell your hardships. Only you can. We need each member to write a paragraph or two (or more if needed) about how the low wages have impacted you and your family. It is essential that you include your name and job title. We need to emphasize to the county that they can only solve this problem; they need to know that you are more than just workers; you are people who have financial responsibilities and are part of the community.