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We won! Airbnb lawsuit settled, $120M made available to fund public services
Last October, SEIU 1021 in coalition with over 20 unions and community organizations launched a boycott of Airbnb because of its $120 million lawsuit to avoid paying its taxes, as well as its contribution to San Francisco’s affordable housing crisis and its cofounder and board member Joe Gebbia’s work with the Trump administration.
SEIU 1021 members at City of Sebastopol hold informational picket outside city council meeting
Monday, March 9, Sebastopol’s public servants — including maintenance workers, water treatment operators, and building department support staff — held an informational picket outside the Sebastopol City Council meeting. Their message is clear: Sebastopol City Council must honor the will of the voters and fund public services.
During the November 2024 elections, SEIU 1021 members and community allies knocked on thousands of doors to pass Measure U.
Highlighting labor leaders this Women’s History Month
Women’s History Month is a time to reflect on both women’s contributions to society and the struggles for equality and social justice. American women make up nearly 47% of the U.S. labor force, with a participation rate of 57.3% last reported in 2023 by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Yet the gender wage gap has widened for the second consecutive year – the first time this has happened since the 1960s.
SEIU 1021 President Theresa Rutherford on Proposed San Francisco City Layoffs
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Contact: Jennie Smith-Camejo, jennie.smith-camejo@seiu1021.org, (510) 710-0201
Statement from SEIU 1021 President Theresa Rutherford on the announcement of 500 layoffs at the City & County of San Francisco:
San Francisco Superior Court members strike for 2 days, reach tentative agreement
A tentative agreement was reached Friday afternoon; court clerks went back to serving the public Monday morning.
When clerks took to the picket lines for a second day Friday, February 27, it was the first time in history that San Francisco Superior Court clerks struck for more than one day. Prior to the strike, court management had said that they were at impasse: Up to the day before the unfair labor practice strike began, they refused to negotiate over the clerks’ proposals aimed at improving working conditions, including inadequate staffing and training that were causing backlogs, delays, and mistakes; and wages that kept up with inflation.
Uber and Lyft drivers join freight, delivery, and San Francisco city and county workers to demand Waymo and self-driving rideshare vehicles off of city streets
Rally ahead of SF hearing demands autonomous rideshare vehicles like Waymo be taken off the road until safety, transparency, emergency coordination, and job protections are guaranteed
Monday, March 2, Uber and Lyft drivers united in California Gig Workers Union, along with freight and delivery members of Teamsters Joint Council 7, San Francisco Firefighters, and SEIU 1021 SF City & County members, held a rally demanding Waymos be taken off the road until public safety concerns are adequately addressed.
Hayward Unified Schools classified professionals rally to fight back against cuts and closures, present united front
On Wednesday, February 23, over 100 SEIU 1021 members at Hayward Unified School District held a rally to officially kick off contract negotiations and present a show of solidarity and strength in numbers to the HUSD school board.
SEIU 1021 Social and Economic Justice Committee celebrates Black History Month with joy, fellowship, and inspiration
With special guests Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee and Congresswoman Lateefah Simon
SEIU 1021 members came together for a powerful and joyful Black
History Month celebration presented by the SEIU 1021
Social and Economic Justice Committee that honored
the rich legacy of Black leadership in the labor movement while
strengthening our collective commitment to justice today.
San Francisco Superior Court clerks rally, prepare to begin unfair labor practice strike
Unless management agrees to a deal that addresses the longstanding staffing and training issues that currently plague the courts, the courts will effectively be shut down starting this Thursday, February 26.
Monday, February 23, San Francisco Superior Court clerks gave court CEO Brandon Riley notice of their intent to strike starting Thursday, February 26.
The strike notice came just a couple of days after SEIU 1021 members picketed outside the civil court at 400 McAllister, the criminal court at 850 Bryant, and the Juvenile Justice Center during their lunch break last Thursday to alert the public to an imminent strike.
The future of Bay Area transit just got a little bit clearer
We still need to pass the transit sales tax in November
Last Thursday, Governor Gavin Newsom signed a historic $590 million loan to Bay Area transit agencies, providing a clear path forward for transit in the area. The next step will come in November of this year, when voters must choose: approve a regional transportation sales tax to fund the agencies or accept massive cuts, including up to 15 closed BART stations and trains not running after 9 p.m.
Progress Foundation members rally for safety on the job, fair pay & equitable benefits
Tuesday, February 12, dozens of SEIU 1021 members at Progress Foundation, a San Francisco-based nonprofit organization that provides housing and residential services across the city, Sonoma County, and Napa County for people with mental illness and severe substance abuse issues, picketed the agency’s central office during their lunch break. They are demanding a fair contract, including safety policies and protocols and equitable benefits.
“Realize our collective power”: SEIU 1021 president on May Day movie panel
The California Federation of Teachers’ Labor and Climate Justice Education Committee and the East Bay Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) held a screening of We Mean to Make Things Over: A History of May Day at the Oakland Community Space on Tuesday, February 10, followed by a panel featuring SEIU 1021 President Theresa Rutherford.
A successful strike: SF educators reach tentative agreement
Wins include sanctuary schools, expanded special education resources and wage increases
Contrary to superstition, this past Friday the 13th was anything but unlucky. United Educators of San Francisco (UESF) announced at 5:30 that morning that they had finally reached a tentative agreement with San Francisco Unified School District. This brought an end to the historic strike that began on Monday, February 9.
SEIU 1021 members at Solano County deliver hundreds of Valentine’s Day-themed petitions to Board of Supervisors
Friday, February 13, SEIU Local 1021 members working at Solano County delivered hundreds of Valentine’s Day-themed petitions to the Solano County Board of Supervisors.
Dressed as cupids, members marched to the sixth floor of 675 Texas St, Fairfield — home to the Board’s offices — where they chanted, gave speeches, and hand-delivered petitions demanding action.
While cupids traditionally celebrate love, SEIU 1021 members say their “Broken Hearts Club” is protesting the County’s neglect of critical public services.
Hundreds rally against Alameda Health System layoffs
On a rainy Wednesday, hundreds of SEIU 1021 members from across Alameda Health System (AHS) rallied outside Wilma Chan Highland Hospital to fight back against layoffs. The same day, February 11, AHS management posted a 59-page document detailing the layoffs they intend to make across the county’s safety-net healthcare system. The cuts include:
History in the making: SEIU 1021 SFUSD members join sympathy strike for educators
On Monday, February 9, more than 6,500 members of United Educators of San Francisco (UESF) launched an open-ended strike against SFUSD—the city’s first teachers’ strike since 1979.
But UESF members weren’t alone. They were joined by nearly 1,000 classified professionals in SEIU Local 1021, who are also currently in bargaining, as well as 250 members of IFPTE Local 21, which represents SFUSD’s administrators and principals.
SEIU 1021 members speak out against layoffs in Hayward
Last week, City of Hayward workers united in SEIU 1021 were out in force at the City Council meeting. Members spoke out against the cruel, unjust layoffs that are taking jobs away and hurting our community. Among the powerful speakers was Veronica Bartevian, who recently received a layoff notice while she was out of town on bereavement leave.
SEIU 1021 Black History Month 2026
Key Black Figures in the American Labor Movement: A. Philip Randolph
A. Philip Randolph was a pioneering trade unionist and civil-rights leader whose work reminds us that labor rights and racial justice have always been deeply intertwined. As the founder of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, Randolph proved that collective action could confront exploitation, racism, and political exclusion—even in the face of fierce opposition. His leadership helped force the federal government to ban discrimination in defense industries and laid the groundwork for the modern civil-rights movement.
SEIU 1021 members file Overpaid CEO Act for SF’s June ballot with 21k signatures
Eight members of the SF Board of Supervisors have now endorsed the measure
Friday, January 30, San Francisco healthcare workers turned in over 21,000 signatures from SF voters—over twice the number required—to the Department of Elections to qualify the Overpaid CEO Act for the June ballot.
SEIU 1021 membership power was on display at the East Bay Unity Event!
On Friday, January 30, SEIU 1021 members from across the East Bay gathered together to celebrate the hard-won victories we achieved together in 2025 and prepare for the battles to come. As SEIU 1021 Vice President for the East Bay Derrick Boutte said, “Tonight is an opportunity to pause, reflect, and celebrate what we have accomplished together in 2025.”