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SFUSD classified staff protest short-staffing & low wages at school board in rally with educators
Severe short-staffing has SFUSD classified workers like custodians, nutrition service workers, and clerical staff carrying unsustainable workloads. Low wages, poor working conditions, and ongoing payroll problems underlie the crisis.
Over a hundred San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) classified employees, fed up with deteriorating working conditions for paychecks that have not kept pace with inflation, braved frigid winds to march and rally with hundreds of educators ahead of the school board meeting last Tuesday, Feb. 21.
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra visits Laguna Honda Hospital
At the request of SEIU 1021 President Theresa Rutherford, United States Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra visited Laguna Honda Hospital to meet with SEIU 1021 members, members of other labor unions representing hospital workers, and Laguna Honda patients last Friday, February 24, 2023.
Secretary Becerra met the workers who keep Laguna Honda Hospital running and signaled his commitment to saving Laguna Honda from closure, but the hard work to recertify has to be done.
Hundreds of Sonoma County Workers to Rally at Board of Supervisors as Contract Expires
A settlement for 2300 County workers remains distant as County administration refuses to take adequate measures to address retention and recruitment
**MEDIA ADVISORY FOR TUES. 2/28**
Contact: Jennie Smith-Camejo, (510) 710-0201, jennie.smith-camejo@seiu1021.org
Data Breach And Payroll Update
Dear SEIU 1021 City of Oakland member:
We have continued to meet with the City about their data breach and payroll plans. We have reported to them that our members have had their information compromised, and demanded to review any communications they will be issuing.
SEIU 1021 members fight for justice and safety
In recent weeks and months, Northern California has gotten hammered by a series of powerful storms. During and after these storms, SEIU 1021 members put themselves on the line to ensure that the public stays safe. Recently, Oakland publication Oaklandside spoke with longtime City of Oakland street maintenance worker Dwight McElroy about the importance of this work and the way it gets done.
Sonoma County Workers Rally at Board of Supervisors to Demand Action to Address Severe Staffing Crisis
Short staffing is jeopardizing critical public services and endangering residents – and frustrated county workers are speaking up.
Sonoma County is experiencing an unprecedented staffing crisis that is leaving residents in a lurch, particularly the county’s most vulnerable. After the strain of multiple fires, floods, and the pandemic, on top of pay that has not kept pace with inflation, employees are leaving the County at alarming rates to find more sustainable employment elsewhere. Those who remain are struggling under an ever-increasing workload – and county residents are paying the price.