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Across Our Union, Members Are Speaking Out Against the Partisan, Wastefull Recall
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CalPERS Election: Interview with Candidate David Miller
The campaign for electing the next California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) Board of Administration goes on. One of the candidates running for re-election as a member of the Board of Administration is David Miller. First elected in 2017, Miller is running for a second term on the Board as a Member-At-Large Seat A.
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It's a Right-Wing Attack on Our Jobs and Our Communities
According to recent polling, if the election to recall Governor Gavin Newsom were held today, he would lose. Without a worker-friendly governor in office, our jobs would be in jeopardy, and our communities would be left with less of the support they need.
Too many of our friends, co-workers, and family members aren’t taking this recall election seriously. You can help stand up for good, union jobs and services for our communities no matter where you live or work.
CalPERS Election: Interview with Candidate Jose Luis Pacheco
The race for the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) Board of Administration is on. One of the candidates running for a seat on the Board of Administration is Jose Luis Pacheco, an IT professional for the San Jose Evergreen Community College District. Pacheco also serves as the Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors of the member-owned Santa Clara County Federal Credit Union. Additionally, Pacheco sits on the Board of Directors for Latinas Contra Cancer, a non-profit that addresses Breast Cancer health disparities in the Latina community.
City of Berkeley CSU and PTRLA Workers Win a Strong, Fair Contract
City of Berkeley workers in the Community Services and Part-Time Recreation Leaders Association chapter tried a bold new strategy for negotiating their new contract, and used it to build unity and win a good contract, comparable to their SEIU 1021 siblings in Clerical and Maintenance. The strategy is called “open bargaining,” and it seeks to involve every member throughout the fight for a contract.
We did it! HR360 workers reach historic first Tentative Agreement
Huge news—incoming SEIU 1021, 721 and 221 members at HealthRight360 officially have a Tentative Agreement for their first union contract! This historic victory for our union and for non-profit workers in California was made possible by solidarity and hard work from hundreds of HR360 workers up and down the state of California.
SEIU 1021 members reflect on their experiences applying for the UC Berkeley Labor Center’s C.L. Dellums African American Leadership School
This year, five SEIU Local 1021 members were accepted into the UC Berkeley Labor Center’s CL Dellums African American Leadership School. This six-week program brings together and trains young emerging leaders to strengthen the connection between the Black community and the labor movement and promote the interests of Black workers within their unions and their communities.
Santa Rosa CityBus drivers stand with their community ensuring essential transportation continues
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Even as COVID-19 wanes in the face of vaccinations and ongoing safety measures, the employees of Santa Rosa City Transit are ensuring that the essential lifeline provided by public transit remains unbroken.
The FAST Recovery Act: Fast Food Workers Rally in Stockton
“All American City,” the motto of Stockton, California, rings hollow when its Assemblymember, Carlos Villapudua, took the easy way out and abstained from voting “yes” for Assembly Bill 257 - the Fast Food Accountability and Standards Recovery Act, or FAST Recovery Act.
SEIU 1021 leaders back a new Air Quality Resolution to Protect our Communities
As the Bay Area Air Quality Management District Board gets set to vote on a new resolution to protect our air and reduce particulate matter on Wednesday, July 21, SEIU 1021 leaders are voicing their support to protect the health and wellbeing of our communities.
CCA Staff and Adjuncts stand strong at their Union BBQ and petition launch
On Sunday, July 18, 2021, dozens of CCA Staff, Adjuncts, and supporters gathered at the community grills near Lake Merritt Boat House in Oakland to celebrate a tough collective year on zoom and to launch the official CCA petition against President Beal.
After a year of ongoing negotiations, the CCA union is taking the fight to the boss by launching a contract petition in the face of sluggish negotiations and disgraceful conduct led by CCA’s union-busting attorney Michael Vartain.
SEIU 1021 Members Are On the March Against Concessions Across the East Bay
Cities are reopening across California, and SEIU 1021 members across the East Bay are speaking up to make sure equity and services for our communities don’t get left behind.
Santa Clara University Adjuncts and Lecturers are calling for a free and fair union election on campus
This past Friday, June 11th, Santa Clara University Adjuncts and
Lecturers set up a table at the graduation commencement ceremony
on campus to raise awareness for their need to unionize and have
a voice in the workplace. In addition to passing out fliers to
grads and their families urging support, the adjuncts and
lecturers had live screenprinting to make promotional posters to
hand out.
GUSD workers reached a Tentative Agreement with the District to protect workers and students
When workers at Geyserville Unified School District (GUSD) received news that schools would reopen in April of 2021 for in-person learning, members and chapter leaders immediately began negotiating a health and safety plan with the District that would protect students, workers, and educators.
SEIU members across the state sent over 13,000 letters to lawmakers advocating for Courts workers
Recently, SEIU 1021 members in the North Coast region joined hundreds of SEIU members working in Superior courts across California in a letter-writing drive to draw attention to the budget, pay, and staffing challenges facing court reporters and clerks. COVID-19 has had a tremendous impact on our already-strained Superior Courts.
City of Oakland Workers Hit the Streets to Talk to Their Neighbors and Make a Difference
On Saturday, June 6, SEIU 1021 members joined community members in the Refund Oakland coalition to knock on doors and talk to their neighbors about a city budget that invests in our residents, our working families, and our frontline workers. This partnership between union members and community members has driven a change at City Hall in Oakland, as a newly elected City Council has pushed back against Mayor Libby Schaaf’s austerity budgets.
After a Years-Long Fight, Legislative Aides in the City of Berkeley Win a Good Union Contract
In 2019, Legislative Aides in the City of Berkeley, who work with the Mayor and members of the City Council to serve the public, joined SEIU 1021. On May 14, 2021, they won their first tentative agreement.
Tenderloin Housing Clinic members are on a roll and just won a huge retro pay agreement
Claiming they didn’t have the financial flexibility any longer, management at the Tenderloin Housing Clinic (THC) shamefully cut off hazard pay in July of 2020, even as our members continued to serve clients amidst the pandemic. THC members decided to fight back.
By Holding Firm and Not Backing Down to the Mayor, City of Oakland Workers Win a Contract Extension with No Concessions
On May 18, the elected Bargaining Team for the SEIU 1021 City of Oakland chapter signed a tenatative agreement with the City. The agreement extends the chapter’s existing contract for a year, with no concessions or takeaways, and adds an across-the-board 3% raise for all members, effective the first full pay period in July of this year.
SEIU 1021 Member Power Sprouts Up Across Oakland’s Billboards and Airwaves
City of Oakland Members Show Solidarity with a Union Coalition
If you’ve been out and about in Oakland recently, you’ve probably seen them: the faces of firefighters, sanitation workers, and other union members looking out on the streets, accompanying powerful messages: “Invest in our town,” “Let’s build back better in Oakland,” and “Fund frontline city workers.” You may also have seen those workers speaking out for a better, stronger Oakland on TV, saying “Oakland has the wealth to weather the storm, invest in good jobs, and become a world-class city.”
