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Port of Oakland workers prepare for a strike and get big wins
After years of negotiating and organizing to fight off takeaways, Port of Oakland workers have a new contract! Late in the night of Tuesday, April 4, Port workers and management signed a tentative agreement, which port workers then overwhelmingly voted to accept.
The Votes Are In — SEIU 1021 Members Have Overwhelmingly Voted to Ratify Our Tentative Agreement!
The Port Commissioners will vote to accept the agreement at an upcoming meeting. We will have further updates soon. If you want to review the terms of the agreement that our members just overwhelmingly voted to ratify, you can do so on our website:
Tentative Agreement Summary
Between SEIU Local 1021 and the Port of Oakland
Late in the night on Tuesday, April 4, on the eve of our Strike School and Strike Vote sessions, your elected bargaining team came to a comprehensive Tentative Agreement (TA) with the Port of Oakland.
This three-year-and-three-month contract includes solid wage increases, retroactive to the expiration of our last contract, improved disciplinary procedures and job protections, and retains our right to strike.
Port Management Wants Us To Settle For Low Wages, Unfair Discipline, And NO RIGHT TO STRIKE
To win a fair contract, we need to show management that we’re sticking together and willing to do what it takes. Our elected Bargaining Team is asking every member to come to Strike School and vote YES to authorize a strike, if it becomes necessary.
STRIKE SCHOOL AND STRIKE VOTE
Wednesday, April 5
Alameda Labor Council HQ
7750 Pardee Lane, Suite 110
Oakland, CA 94621
Just minutes from the airport.
Plenty of free parking available.
As Mediation Continues, PURPLE UP EVERY FRIDAY
February 2023 Union Update
Port management continues to push for takeaways in mediation.
They want to:
- Force us to accept a no-strike clause
- Reject our swing shift and graveyard shift differentials
- Deny us a fair raise as inflation continues to hurt our members
- Refuse dedicated safety training for Port workers
- Reduce the rights of custodians to have their bidded shifts
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. We need to purple up every Friday to show management that we’re united and we won’t accept these takeaways.
When we fight, we WIN!
January 2023 Update on Our Arbitration Victory
When custodians were assigned out of their bidded area more than five times in a month, our union filed a grievance over the violation of Article 6B2 of our contract. Management fought us, but we wouldn’t back down, and eventually we took the issue all the way to arbitration—and won!
Port of Oakland workers picket for a fair workplace and a strong contract
Throughout the pandemic, Port of Oakland workers have been pushed to the limit, and they’re fighting back again to win a contract and put a stop to unfair disciplines and chronic understaffing. You can help by signing their petition here.
Tentative Agreement Summary
More than 93% of the votes cast were to ratify our agreement with management. Now, at a special meeting of the Board of Commissioners on December 12, 2022 they will vote to approve the contract.
If you have any questions, please reach out to field representative Julio Corral: julio.corral at seiu1021.org.
Mountain House Community Services District
SEIU 1021 staff and member leaders are working hard to safeguard your health at work during the COVID-19 pandemic. Click here to find employer-specific information, details, and documents to learn more about what’s happening in your worksite during this outbreak.
Download the Mountain House Community Services District General Bargaining Unit MOU (2022-2026)