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Port of Oakland Custodians Speak Out About the Understaffing Making the Airport Unsafe for Passengers and Workers
“What do we want? We want to be safe! What do we want? We want YOU safe!”
On Wednesday, April 14, dozens of custodians at Oakland International Airport held an informational picket to call out chronic understaffing that is leaving crucial sanitation work undone and creating unsafe conditions. The custodians picketed and hung a banner over 880 to call attention to the issues they have been facing for more than a year.
Bargaining Update for Week of April 19, 2021
SEIU Local 1021 City of Hayward Chapter
Your elected Bargaining Team is working together to help us win a strong new contract. As part of that fight, a number of chapter leaders spoke before City Council, urging them to use the 30 million dollars from the American Recovery Plan Act to invest in the community and make furloughed City workers whole.
Sac City Unified School District Classified Workers
Just before midnight on Monday, April 19, a marathon mediation session between Sacramento City Unified School District and classified workers represented by SEIU 1021 produced a tentative agreement (TA) that both sides believe will allow SCUSD to safely welcome all students back to in-person learning. As a result of this TA, the Unfair Labor Practice strike that had been scheduled for Thursday and Friday is now canceled.
NEW COVID LEAVE Factsheet
Know Your Rights
Covered Workers Are Now Eligible For Up to 80 Hours of NEW COVID-19 Leave
State Bill 95 was recently signed into law by Governor Gavin
Newsom. Under this law, covered workers are entitled to up to 80
hours of COVID-19 sick leave from January 1, 2021 to September
30, 2021. This leave must be granted immediately upon request.
Retaliation and discrimination are strictly prohibited.
Leave can be taken if any of the following reasons prevent you
from working (in person, or teleworking):
Chapter elections are happening around San Francisco this year—make your voice heard!
This year, many of our SEIU 1021 Chapters will hold elections for Chapter Officer positions. This is a great opportunity to run for a leadership position in our union if you have exciting ideas of your own, or a chance to cast your ballot for the candidates you think are best to lead your Chapter forward through the challenges of COVID-19.
Tenderloin Housing Clinic members put pressure on management to win hazard pay
Last year, management at the Tenderloin Housing Clinic shamefully cut off hazard pay, even as our members continued to serve clients amidst the pandemic. Even worse, they lied by telling us that they didn’t have the financial flexibility to continue the practice. Members got creative, though, and began brainstorming the next steps.
Members at the Fine Arts Museums secure a new contract with stability and layoff protections
Nonprofit members at the Fine Arts Museums knew that bargaining during this pandemic would be a challenge. “The negotiating team at the Fine Arts Museums worked in less-than-normal circumstances this year to hold listening sessions with our membership, to strategize amongst ourselves, and to meet with management,” said Francisco Rosas, a museum worker and bargaining team member.
Budget negotiations are coming up. Here’s what SEIU 1021 members need to know
The incredible work we did last year to help pass Prop F and other revenue measures have paid off. The Controller’s Office released its budget outlook memo and there will be no wage delays for City and County of San Francisco workers in 2021.
This means workers will receive the .5% on June 30, 2021 and a 3% increase effective July 1, 2021. Remember, management does not give us these raises out of the goodness of their hearts. The only reason we are receiving them is because we fought during our last round of negotiations to guarantee these increases.
As the City considers layoffs at 49 S. Van Ness, custodial and security workers are organizing to put pressure on GSA and protect their jobs
When the City and County of San Francisco opened a new building at 49 S. Van Ness, to be managed by the General Services Agency, we knew how important it would be for custodial and security services to be brought in house. Having permanent, union civil service workers cleaning and protecting the building would mean having dedicated public servants safeguarding the health and wellbeing of everyone working in the 16-story high rise that provides permits to the public, hosts multiple departments, and houses hundreds of City workers.