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CCA Staff, Adjuncts Ratify Contract with Big Improvements
Last week, staff and adjunct faculty at California College of the Arts voted overwhelmingly—by 98% and 96% respectively–to ratify the tentative agreements reached in the wake of a four-day unfair labor practice (ULP) strike February 8-11. The contract is the first for CCA staff, who voted by a supermajority to form a union with SEIU 1021 in 2019, and the second for CCA adjuncts, who formed their union with SEIU 1021 in 2014.
Sac City Unified Schools Staff & Educators Strike
Here's What You Need to Know & Where to Go to Support!
SEIU 1021 members along with the educators of Sacramento City Teachers Association (SCTA) have been on strike since Wednesday, March 23, as District management continues to ignore its role in its staffing crisis and negotiate a fair contract that will retain and recruit staff.
Watch our 3/26/22 9:30am update on where negotiations stand here.
Sacramento City Unified Schools Members Vote by 97% to Authorize Strike
No strike date has been set yet, but if SCUSD management continues to violate labor law, classified staff and educators will go on strike
Last week, Sacramento City Unified School District classified staff and educators voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike. 97% of classified staff, who are represented by SEIU 1021, and 95% of certificated educators, who are represented by the California Teachers Association, voted yes. As a result, the SCUSD bargaining team now has the green light to call a strike if SCUSD management continues to negotiate in bad faith on key issues related to staffing, the quality of instruction, and health and safety protocols.
Momentum grows as Starbucks workers across the US get organized
Image courtesy of SB Workers United on Twitter.
In recent months, momentum has been growing among workers at Starbucks locations across the country who are fired up and fighting for a union to have a stronger voice at work.
Oakland Unified School District Classified Staff Win Strong Tentative Agreement
After months of tough negotiations, SEIU 1021 members came out on top
After months of negotiating, the SEIU 1021 Oakland Unified School District bargaining team has pushed through unprecedented adversity and reached a tentative agreement for a strong two-year contract with OUSD management. The TA is particularly notable given the challenges of the last year, including the extra workload and stressors that COVID has brought, talk of school closures, impending layoffs, the threat of a state takeover, and economic inflation.
The tentative agreement, which will go to a ratification vote of the membership later in March, includes:
Coalition of SF City College Unions Urge Mayor Breed to Support Revenue Measure to Restore, Improve CCSF
Friday afternoon, members of the San Francisco City College Revenue Unity Coalition, representing the unions that employees of SF City College (CCSF) belong to, met with SF Mayor London Breed. We introduced a plan to generate the annual $43.7 million they have identified as a gap between current revenue and what is needed to meet the minimum demand for CCSF programs and services.
Contra Costa County Eligibility Workers Hold Management Accountable and Fight Off Working Out of Classification
Jamie Jacobs is an Eligibility Worker in Contra Costa County, helping aged and disabled clients who need in-home supportive services. Her unit had always been single-program workers, but in December of 2019, management started assigning new cases that required the workers to add new programs to their caseloads, including CalFresh for the first time.
San Joaquin County Public Works wins new boots
1021 Workers at the San Joaquin County Public Works Chapter know that a good pair of boots makes or breaks the job. The goal of the Department of Public Works is to provide quality service to the community and to enhance the public’s quality of life by protecting their investment in the County’s. As part of the bargaining process, the Public Works Chapter has continually fought for the highest-quality boots possible. Our members work in underground facilities, on roadways, across bridges, and in waste facilities.
The Fight Continues: Fast-Food Workers Protest at San Francisco McDonald’s
Hot off the victory of AB 257 – the Fast Food Accountability and Standards Recovery Act or FAST Recovery Act – passing the California State Assembly, fast-food workers took to the streets for another protest against harsh workplace conditions, including worksite violence and wage theft.
As SF Grapples with a Staffing & Vacancy Crisis, City Workers Rally and Call on the Mayor to “Staff Up San Francisco”
On Wednesday, February 16, hundreds of San Francisco City and County workers from across the city’s public unions rallied outside of City Hall and called on the mayor to “staff up San Francisco.”