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Adjunct Faculty and Lecturers at Beloved Silicon Valley Institution Santa Clara University File for a Union Election with the National Labor Relations Board
Media Contact: Chris Flink, chris.flink at seiu1021.org, 510.701.9637
The rising tide of unionization comes to higher education in Silicon Valley, hoping to help fix the “gig-ification” of being a college professor.
Santa Clara, California — On Friday, April 22, 2022, adjunct faculty members and lecturers at Santa Clara University (SCU) filed with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), requesting a formal election process to found a union at SCU. The adjuncts and lecturers have been organizing the union since 2017.
Sacramento City Unified Schools Staff Vote by 99.8% to Ratify New Contract
The new contract will help retain classified staff with $7-11k in one-time stipends in addition to ongoing raise, with incentives to recruit new workers.
**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE**
Contact: Jennie Smith-Camejo, (510) 710-0201, jennie.smith-camejo@seiu1021.org;
Karla Faucett, SEIU 1021 SCUSD Chapter President, (916) 812-3827, karla.faucett@seiu1021.org
Statement from Theresa Rutherford, SEIU 1021 VP of San Francisco, on recent developments at Laguna Honda Hospital
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 14, 20222
Contact: Andrew Baker
The following statement can be attributed to Theresa Rutherford, a Certified Nursing Assistant at Laguna Honda Hospital who is the elected Vice President of San Francisco for SEIU 1021:
California College of the Arts Staff, Adjunct Faculty Ratify New Contract That Will Provide Big Improvements Following February’s Strike
The staff contract will boost the pay of CCA’s lowest-paid workers by 30-38% over the next 2.5 years; the adjunct contract includes raises, accelerated paths to promotion, retirement benefits, and increased job security.
**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE**
Contact: Jennie Smith-Camejo, jennie.smith-camejo@seiu1021.org, (510) 710-0201
Sac City Unified School Classified Staff Strike Ends with Tentative Agreement That Will Make Strides Toward Ending the Staffing Crisis
The SEIU 1021 bargaining team signed a tentative agreement Sunday afternoon that makes major improvements in pay and working conditions for the District’s low-wage workers.
**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE**
Sunday, April 3, 2022
Contact: Jennie Smith-Camejo, (510) 710-0201, jennie.smith-camejo@seiu1021.org
Hundreds of SF City Workers plan to March Down Market St in Protest of Mayor’s Refusal to Safely Staff City Services
As tens of thousands of city workers bargain for a new contract, workers will flood the streets to call on the Mayor to #StaffUpSF and invest in the vital services our City depends on
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, March 23, 2022
Contact: Andrew Baker
Hundreds of City Workers plan to March Down Market St in Protest of Mayor’s Refusal to Safely Staff City Services
As tens of thousands of city workers bargain for a new contract, workers will flood the streets to call on the Mayor to #StaffUpSF and invest in the vital services our City depends on
Hundreds of SF City & County Workers Rally to Call on the Mayor to “Staff Up SF” and Solve City’s Staffing Crisis
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, February 16, 2022
Contact: Andrew Baker
Hundreds of SF City & County Workers Rally to Call on the Mayor to “Staff Up SF” and Solve City’s Staffing Crisis
With over 3,800 vacant yet budgeted positions spread across City departments, workers demand solutions to the vacancy crisis impacting essential public services
As Strike Moves Into Day 8, Rent Is Due and Sac City Unified Classified Staff Seek Food Assistance as District Continues to Stall in Effort to Break Its Lowest-Paid Workers
District negotiator actually said at 9:30pm Thursday that they wouldn’t be able to reconvene later because “the people she needed to consult might be in bed” as SEIU 1021 bargaining team keeps working and making itself available around the clock
**MEDIA ADVISORY FOR FRI., APRIL 1**
Contact: Jennie Smith-Camejo, (510) 710-0201, jennie.smith-camejo@seiu1021.org
Strike Day 7: On César Chávez Day, SCUSD Classified Staff Implore Sup. Aguilar, Son of Farmworkers, to Stop Union-Busting and Reach an Agreement to Remedy the Staffing Crisis
Despite using his farmworker parents as part of his story, Aguilar has continuously disrespected his lowest-paid employees and currently seems to hope they will get desperate enough to give up the fight for dignified wages–even though it would cost the Di
**MEDIA ADVISORY FOR MARCH 31**
Contact: Jennie Smith-Camejo, jennie.smith-camejo@seiu1021.org, (710) 510-0201
Strike Update: SEIU 1021 and SCTA Negotiations Teams March into Serna Center, Demanding the District Bring Serious Proposals to End Strike Today
On the eve of Cesar Chavez Day, Superintendent Aguilar, son of farmworkers, persists in trying to break school bus drivers, custodians, cafeteria workers, and other low-wage employees as kids remain out of school and families scramble.
**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE**
Contact: Jennie Smith-Camejo, (510) 710-0201, jennie.smith-camejo@seiu1021.org