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Fast-food workers fight against sexual harassment and for a voice on the job
During the summer of action in the fight for a “fast recovery” for the fast-food industry, workers took action at a Saratoga McDonald’s. A former employee at the Saratoga McDonald’s filed a discrimination complaint against McDonald’s Friday, alleging sexual harassment and wrongful termination. Around thirty members of the Fight for 15 and Union movement held a rally on Thursday, August 4, 2022. The group marched through the store with signs that read “Stop Sexual Harassment.”
SEIU 1021 stands with community members fighting to save Oakland schools
KTVU: Parents still occupying Oakland elementary school after confrontation with guards
For more than two months, a coalition of parents, students, and community members have been engaged in a nonviolent sit-in occupation to save Oakland’s Parker Elementary. On Thursday, the Oakland Unified School District deployed a private security team to forcefully and violently remove the protestors.
SEIU 1021 members join SF Labor in condemning Amazon acquisition of One Medical
Wherever voices are being raised to rein in corporate power and stick up for working people, you’ll find SEIU 1021 members. Last week was no different, as hundreds of union members and community activists marched through San Francisco’s financial district to rally outside One Medical’s headquarters to protest their impending acquisition by Amazon, with SEIU 1021’s own Nicole Christian leading the way.
Felton workers march to speak out on issues, fight for union
Last Wednesday, July 27, workers at the Felton Institute marched and rallied at a lunchtime break action outside the Felton Institute’s Family Developmental Center building in San Francisco to speak out on the understaffing and burnout issues they are facing.
We Have a Tentative Agreement!
We have come to a tentative agreement (TA) at the 1021 bargaining table, after last week’s TA at the Coalition table.
We will now vote on the TA, from
Wednesday, August 10 through Friday,
August 12.
Voting will take place via email: please
update your personal email address before August
8 by emailing update.info at seiu1021.org.
A statement from SEIU 1021 President Joseph Bryant on the use of physical force against community members at Parker Elementary.
Today, SEIU 1021 President Joseph Bryant spoke out against the shocking use of physical force against community members who are standing up to save Parker Elementary in Oakland. You can read his full statement below.
“Thursday evening, a private security firm hired by the Oakland Unified School District physically and forcefully confronted and removed community members engaged in nonviolent protest to save Parker Elementary. We are shocked to see these extreme tactics deployed against members of our community.
Custodial Shift Bid Committee Nominations Are Open!
Get Involved to Make Your Union Stronger!
We are looking for six (6) custodians, ideally, two (2) per shift (Days, Swing, and Grave), who want to continue making our union strong.
The 2023 Custodial Shift Bid meet and confer committee will help determine any changes that need to be made to improve the bidding process and work zones.
When we meet with management, you will receive release time, if you are scheduled to work. There may be some dates/times that you will need to volunteer your time.
You will be responsible for reporting back and collecting information from your coworkers.
300 Tenderloin Housing Clinic workers stage a powerful 24-hour strike
Read about our strike in the San Francisco Chronicle and KQED.
Last Wednesday, nearly 300 workers at the Tenderloin Housing Clinic (THC) went out on a 24-hour strike as efforts to secure a new contract with management continue to drag on.
Fast-food workers turn up the heat, fighting for a FAST Recovery
As the heat turns up in fast-food restaurant kitchens across California, so does the fight to pass Assembly Bill 257 in the California State Senate. AB 257 would enact the Fast Food Accountability and Standards Recovery Act, or FAST Recovery Act.
The bill is a monumental piece of legislation for fast-food workers. It would create a first-of-its-kind industry standards board and give workers a seat at the table with global corporations like McDonald’s, Burger King, and Jack in the Box to set industry-wide standards like wages, benefits, and working conditions.