In 2019, We Bargain a New Contract

Take the first step to help us prepare for our contract campaign: Nominate yourself or someone you know to the Citywide Bargaining Team.

The Bargaining Team Election Process

Every Chapter is represented on the bargaining team in proportion to the size of the chapter.

Our contract provides for 1 delegate for every 250 employees in each chapter or the fraction therein, in excess of 200 employees in a chapter.

Delegates will be elected by chapter, the highest vote recipient in a classification will be delegates on the team.

The Election Committee will be responsible for resolving disputes related to the election. The Election Committee will be comprised of:

• Theresa Rutherford, SEIU 1021 Vice President of Representation
• Sa Ra Conrad, SEIU 1021 Member, SF General Hospital
• Nicole Cuda, SEIU 1021 Member, SF Community Public Health

To contact members of the Committee, email 2019.SF.Misc.Bargaining.Team.Election@seiu1021.org.

REQUIREMENTS OF AN SEIU 1021 BARGAINING TEAM MEMBER

• Must be a member of SEIU 1021.
• Must be willing and able to put in the time. Most meetings are during the day where you are released from work duties and paid by the City as a scheduled workday. Often the meetings go into the evening and are sometimes on weekends. You don’t lose pay but you also do not get overtime and sometimes work more than eight hours in a day. If you are sick or unable to attend you must call as soon as possible to be able to have an “alternate” replace you or your Chapter goes unrepresented.
• Must be willing to learn new things.
• Must represent all members not just their Chapter or classification.
• Must be committed to sharing information with coworkers and work collaboratively with the Contract Action Team (CAT). This involves updates, meetings and listening as well as talking.

DESIRED QUALITIES OF A TEAM MEMBER

• Be organized
• Have integrity
• Inspire confidence in judgment & ability
• Have a sense of humor, but not at others’ expense
• Be a good communicator
• Be willing to assess risks and outcomes
• Be able to tolerate tense situations and conflict
• Be able to work with others
• Be able to think strategically

BARGAINING TEAM ELECTION TIME LINE

Our contract with the City & County of San Francisco expires on June 30, 2019. Our first deadline is to complete Bargaining Team elections by October 29, 2018 so we have ample time for member surveys, training, research, writing proposals and negotiations.

NOTICE of ELECTION & NOMINATIONS

Tuesday, August 14 – Tuesday, September 11

The Notice will be posted on www.SFFIGHT.org and Union bulletin boards at your worksite(s). Any member may nominate himself/herself or another member in their Chapter by September 11. The Election Committee will verify eligibility of each nomination.

POSTING of ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES & CAMPAIGNING

Friday, September 14 – Monday, October 29

Eligible candidates’ names will be posted on www.SFFIGHT.org. The exact date, time & location of voting will also be posted on Union bulletin boards at your worksite(s) by October 29.

VOTING

Monday, October 15 – Monday, October 29

Voting will take place at various worksites. There is NO proxy voting. Each Chapter will have at least one voting session. Large Chapters will have multiple sessions. An opportunity to vote will be provided for night, day and swing shifts as well as one weekend day for 24/7 departments.

VOTE COUNT

Monday, October 29 at 5:30 p.m.

Ballots will be counted for all chapters on October 29 at 5:30 p.m. at the SF Union Office, 350 Rhode Island, #100. The results of the elected Bargaining Team members and alternates will be posted online at www.SFFIGHT.org.

Bargaining Team Nomination Form
I want to nominate…

(Nominations must be received by September 11, 5 p.m.)