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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
SF Unified Schools 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.
**MEDIA ADVISORY FOR TUES. 2/21**
Contact: Jennie Smith-Camejo, jennie.smith-camejo@seiu1021.org, (510) 710-0201
Hundreds of Alameda County workers and community members picket to say “Alameda County: STAFF UP NOW!”
On Monday, February 13, hundreds of Alameda County workers and community members rallied at Lake Merritt Amphitheater to protest the nearly 25% vacancy rate in the County, with 2,611 unfilled positions. The rally started with a moment of silence for Richard Valle, a longtime champion of labor and progressive causes across the East Bay, who recently passed away. The workers planted flags to represent the 2,611 vacancies, and marched to 1221 Oak St. to deliver a letter demanding the Board of Supervisors solve the staffing crisis.
Hayward Unified Schools Classified Staff Rally for Healthcare at School Board
Currently, HUSD staff receive no healthcare benefits – an untenable situation that is exacerbating a staffing crisis and causing significant hardship
Contact: Jennie Smith-Camejo, jennie.smith-camejo@seiu1021.org, (510) 710-0201
“If nothing changes, there will be nobody left to do this work.”
In the face of Alameda County’s 2,611 vacant positions, county workers and community members will rally and picket Monday, February 13 at 11 a.m. at Lake Merritt Amphitheater (near 12th St. and Lake Merritt Blvd.)
Oakland, CA – To protest 2,611 vacant positions – nearly 25% of the entire County workforce – Alameda county workers and community members will picket on Monday, February 13 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Lake Merritt Amphitheater in Oakland. The vacancy crisis, the workers say, is coupling with increased demands for services and causing dangerous backlogs in critical departments including Children and Family Services, Aging and Adult Services, Welfare Benefits Administration, Child Support Services, Healthcare Service, Mental Health Services, and WIC (Women, Infants and Children).
San Francisco Supervisor “Fed Up” with Failure of City-Funded Nonprofit to Address Charges of Union-Busting and Threatens Subpoena
Nonprofit workers applaud move to hold Felton Institute accountable for unlawful, anti-union activity after agency management is a no-show at a recent Board of Supervisors’ hearing
*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*
Contact: Carlos Rivera, carlos.rivera@seiu1021.org, (415) 378-2376