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Clinic workers win senate support for $25 healthcare minimum wage and stronger community clinics
Last Wednesday, April 12, clinic workers from across California joined other healthcare workers united in SEIU and went to the state capitol in Sacramento to urge state senators to support for SB 525 (Durazo) and SB 779 (Stern). Appearing before the California Senate’s labor and health committees, more than 300 workers came to share their support for the bills.
Port of Oakland workers prepare for a strike and get big wins
After years of negotiating and organizing to fight off takeaways, Port of Oakland workers have a new contract! Late in the night of Tuesday, April 4, Port workers and management signed a tentative agreement, which port workers then overwhelmingly voted to accept.
UPDATED Tentative Agreement Info Sessions AND FULL VOTE SCHEDULE
In-person worksite and remote sessions by Zoom both available
If you have questions about the historic Tentative Agreement your
elected bargaining team has signed with County management, come
to one of our info sessions! We have Zoom sessions scheduled
between April 11 and April 18, and a full slate of in-person
sessions at worksites across the county as well. Keep an eye
on seiu1021.org/alaco for updates on the in-person
sessions.
You can click the links below to RSVP for a Zoom schedule that
works for you. Each two-hour Zoom meeting will consist of two
one-hour sessions, so you can attend at a time that works for
you.
The Votes Are In — SEIU 1021 Members Have Overwhelmingly Voted to Ratify Our Tentative Agreement!
The Port Commissioners will vote to accept the agreement at an upcoming meeting. We will have further updates soon. If you want to review the terms of the agreement that our members just overwhelmingly voted to ratify, you can do so on our website:
Why are California clinic workers talking about SB 525?
The bill would create a $25 minimum wage for all healthcare workers
One out of every six Californians receives care at a community clinic in our state. Community clinics often also provide dental, mental health, and other essential care, and they provide culturally-specific care to the diverse communities of our state. Clinics are a critical part of our healthcare safety net and without them, millions of Californians would have no access to basic and critical care.
Nonprofit and home care workers call on SF to “Drive to $25” by revising the minimum compensation ordinance
Raising the minimum wage for city-funded workers is needed to fully staff frontline care positions to address city’s most difficult problems
On April 11, 2023, a coalition of in-home supportive services (IHSS) workers with SEIU 2015 and frontline nonprofit workers with SEIU 1021 joined together to gather on the steps of San Francisco City Hall to call on the City and County of San Francisco to raise the wages paid to workers responsible for combatting homelessness, addiction and caring for seniors and people with disabilities in San Francisco.
The workers say that poverty wages and worker burnout have caused a short-staffing crisis that is hampering San Francisco’s response to its most challenging problems.
Show up for environmental justice!
Participate in the 3rd annual SEIU Climate Jobs & Justice Summit this Saturday, April 15!
Environmental justice — making sure everyone, including generations yet to come, has access to clean air, pure water, and the other natural resources we all need to live, thrive, and raise our families — is a core commitment of SEIU 1021. At our 2021 convention, delegates voted by 94% to adopt environmental justice and climate action as a plank of the work we do.
Tentative Agreement Summary
Between SEIU Local 1021 and the Port of Oakland
Late in the night on Tuesday, April 4, on the eve of our Strike School and Strike Vote sessions, your elected bargaining team came to a comprehensive Tentative Agreement (TA) with the Port of Oakland.
This three-year-and-three-month contract includes solid wage increases, retroactive to the expiration of our last contract, improved disciplinary procedures and job protections, and retains our right to strike.
San Lorenzo USD classified workers win big with new contract
Members gain wage raises, increased longevity pay, and new holiday
With a strong turnout and 90% of members who voted voting yes to ratify the proposed contract, San Lorenzo Unified classified workers won a huge victory at their March 27 meeting!
Thanks to the bargaining team’s efforts and the membership showing up when called upon, this new contract gives members a 15% pay raise effective July 1, 2022, including retroactive pay from that date, and a 5% raise on July 1, 2023.