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SEIU 1021 takes the lead in reimagining public safety by spearheading Oakland’s MACRO program and creating good, union jobs to respond to mental health emergencies
Public safety has many faces. To protect our community and improve conditions for our friends, family, and neighbors who are experiencing mental health issues, Oakland has taken a bold step by creating a new emergency response unit called the Mobile Assistance Community Responders of Oakland (MACRO). This unit will be made up of civilians with medical and mental health training, and these civilians will be SEIU 1021 members.
American Rescue Plan Act Webinar
March 24, 12 noon
ARPA – THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT. WHAT’S IN IT FOR WORKERS AND THEIR UNIONS?
Join Weinberg, Roger, & Rosenfeld for a one hour quick look at a law, more popularly known as The Biden/Harris $1.9 trillion law, that may transform America’s social fabric.
We will hop, skip and jump through it with the goal of focusing on what directly helps working people and their Unions
Contract Extension Update for March 18, 2021
On Thursday, March 18, our elected Bargaining Team met via Zoom to discuss the City of Oakland’s recent extension offer.
The City offered a two-year extension of our existing contract, with no changes and no additional money to keep up with the rising costs of living.
Andrea Grimes, Librarian’s Guild Chapter President, shares how library staff are going the extra mile for our community
“Whoever said library workers are meek, quiet and shushing, should reset their mindset. The pandemic has demonstrated how library workers in San Francisco work together to empower our community and ourselves; we are stronger together!
GSA member stands up for herself and wins after management shorts her six days of pay
Recently, a member working at San Francisco’s General Services Agency learned firsthand how management tries using COVID-19 as an excuse to violate our contract.
The member in question was just coming off an FMLA leave and requested telework accommodations, as they were entitled to do.
Rather than work with our member while scheduling their skeleton rotation in the physical offices, management instead shorted her six days of pay and wrongly claimed that she refusing to come into work.
What does the American Rescue Plan mean for SF’s public workers?
The American Rescue Plan (ARP), which President Biden signed into law last week, will provide desperately-needed relief for Northern California families and the essential services provided by SEIU 1021 members. It’s been projected that the ARP will provide San Francisco with enough federal relief to effectively wipe away almost all of the debt that the City and County anticipated accruing as a result of the pandemic’s economic impacts.
SF healthcare workers fight back against workplace safety crisis
Long before COVID-19, members in the Department of Public Health were there for vulnerable patients in our community despite a lack of adequate staffing and other dangerous working conditions. In the last year, COVID-19 has blown those issues wide open and our city’s healthcare infrastructure is in crisis.
We’re now a full year into the worst global health emergency in over a century, yet management continues to woefully mismanage our response to this pandemic while long-term issues which impact patient care continue to persist.
Election Update
The nomination period is closed.
The nominees for Vice President (click each name to read the candidate’s statement):
The following positions were uncontested and therefore the individuals nominated are considered duly elected according to our chapter bylaws. They will assume their positions on May 1, 2021. Congratulations to all!
President: Jana Blunt
Secretary-Treasurer: Hillary Paffenroth
COPE Representative: Michael Stanford
County Industry Council Representative: Paul Foster
At-Large Representative: Stephanie Garcia
City of Oakland Bargaining Team Election Results
The Bargaining Team shall be made up of the following representatives:
Chapter Officers: (all seven serve on bargaining team)
Public Works (2)
- Timothy Glasper
- Gabriel Macias
Sewers (1)
- Hugo Velasquez
Department of Transportation (1)
- Loren Givens
Library (2 (1 permanent, 1 TPT))
- Susan Martinez
- Adelina Hernandez
Fire (1)
City of Hayward Maintenance Chapter Bargaining Team Election Notice
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SEIU Local 1021 City of Hayward Maintenance Chapter
ELECTION NOTICE!
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Bargaining Team Election
Per SEIU 1021 City of Hayward Bylaws and Past Practices, notice was given of an election for the Bargaining Team for upcoming contract negotiations to be held the week of February 22nd. Due to unforeseeable concerns, we have scheduled an on-site election!