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SEIU 1021 Executive Board Statement Calls for Ceasefire in Gaza
Monday, November 6, the SEIU 1021 Executive Board held an urgent meeting after hearing concerns from dozens of members across Northern California about the need for the union to join labor unions and organizations around the world about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
Executive Board members discussed the situation at length and decided to issue the following statement as a first step.
Join us for an inspiring evening of art and organizing with “Art Works: How Organizers and Artists Are Creating a Better World Together” author Ken Grossinger
SEIU 1021’s Social and Economic Justice Committee invites SEIU 1021 members, artists, and organizers to a captivating book discussion with Ken Grossinger, author of “Art Works: How Organizers and Artists Are Creating a Better World Together.” This engaging event will take place on Wednesday, December 13th, from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the San Francisco Union Hall, located at 350 Rhode Island (Kansas Street side).
Event Highlights:
SCUSD Holiday Celebration – Dec. 8, 2023
Free food, beer & wine, gift exchange, and more!
‘Tis the season to celebrate! Join your fellow SCUSD members for a holiday celebration.
Please join us Friday, December 8th, at 5450 Power Inn Rd., from 4 p.m. – 8 p.m. for an evening of fun, free food and drinks, and a gift exchange!
If you would like to participate in the gift exchange, please bring a wrapped gift of $5-$10 to get a gift ticket. When the number on your ticket is called, you can pick any gift on the pile!
Please RSVP by December 4th so that we can be sure to have enough food.
Join the Felton Board of Directors meeting Tuesday, Nov. 28th at 6:00 p.m.
Download special Zoom backgrounds for meeting (or any meeting)
Please join us for the Felton Board of Directors Zoom meeting next Tuesday, Nov. 28th, at 6:00 pm and use one of our specially designed Zoom backgrounds to let them know we are there and we will not back down until we have a fair contract.
The Felton Board of Directors is having a public meeting, and we should plan on attending and speaking on Felton’s anti-union and anti-worker misconduct.
FELTON WORKERS UNITED ZOOM BACKGROUNDS:
SEIU 1021 members and staff join in civil disobedience at APEC protests
No on APEC Coalition protesters blocked CEOs from entering the CEO Summit
At the break of dawn last Wednesday, November 15, SEIU 1021 members and staff were already convening downtown with other local unions and community organizations, preparing to take over the intersection of Mission and 5th Street in San Francisco.
As they reached the intersection, they fanned out, linked arms, and formed chains around the intersection, which was a main entrance to the Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit.
Classified workers at Vacaville Unified School District continue to show up, speak out
Amid bargaining frustrations, SEIU 1021 members refuse to settle for lowball offers
The fight for more staffing and a livable wage continues!
On Thursday, November 16, over 60 classified Vacaville Unified School District (VUSD) staff members again attended the Board of Trustees meeting to voice their ongoing concerns and frustrations with the District. This follows the November 2 action, where at least 60 members supported each other and shared their frustration with the lack of progress in bargaining due to the District’s ongoing refusal to raise wages above the bare minimum.
Thousands of Starbucks workers walk out on Red Cup Day
On Thursday, November 16, thousands of Starbucks employees nationwide walked off the job during one of the busiest days of the company’s year: a promotional “Red Cup Day,” in which Starbucks hands out free red cups. In Northern California, workers staged labor actions at Starbucks stores in Berkeley, Emeryville, Fairfield, Hayward, Oakland, Pleasanton, Sacramento, San Francisco, Stockton, and Sunnyvale.
Yuba City Starbucks workers win union election
The store is the 30th unionized location in the state
On Friday, November 17, Starbucks workers at the Highway 20 and Tharp store in Yuba City, CA, successfully voted to form a union by a vote of 12-5. This union victory marks the thirtieth store to unionize in California.
San Francisco Unified and Sacramento Unified School District SEIU 1021 members ratify historic contracts, keep momentum going
As we move into the holiday season, there is much to celebrate and rejoice over. Unions are winning their strongest contracts yet in school districts across Northern California. And, while several districts remain in bargaining, there is good reason to think that the positive trend of historic contracts will continue through to the new year!
Executive Board Meeting
Saturday, November 18, 2023
RSVP here by 3 p.m. Friday, November 17.