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Sacramento City Unified Classified Workers Ratify Contract, Secure Raises and Expanded Protections After 11 Months of Bargaining
**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE**
Contact: Chelsea Fink, Chelsea.Fink@seiu1021.org, (510) 435-8282
Statement from SEIU 1021 President Theresa Rutherford on Allegations of Sexual Abuse by Cesar Chavez
**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE**
From SEIU 1021 President Theresa Rutherford:
The alleged sexual abuse of children and young women by Cesar Chavez runs contrary to everything we stand for as a labor union and social justice movement. It is reprehensible and indefensible for anyone to take advantage of their power and position to prey on those who look up to them.
SEIU Local 1021’s City of Oakland Chapter is working for its members and Oakland’s residents
City of Oakland Chapter President Antoinette Blue, an emergency dispatcher, said, “Our democratically elected chapter officers and democratically elected bargaining team are working every day to help our members do their jobs in the safest, smartest ways they can so that Oakland residents get the services they deserve. We do this by enforcing the contract that keeps people safe and able to work productively, and we do this by bargaining a strong new contract, which we’re in the process of doing currently.
SEIU 1021 President Theresa Rutherford on Proposed San Francisco City Layoffs
**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE**
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 Strike Ends; Court Services to Resume Monday
A tentative agreement was reached Friday afternoon; court clerks look forward to getting back to serving the public Monday morning.
**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 2/27/26**
Contact: Jennie Smith-Camejo, jennie.smith-camejo@seiu1021.org, (510) 710-0201
San Francisco Superior Court Clerks to Begin Unfair Labor Practice Strike
Court management has refused to negotiate over common-sense proposals to rectify structural staffing & training problems that have caused unacceptable backlogs, delays & mistakes
**MEDIA ADVISORY FOR THURSDAY, FEB. 26**
Contact: Jennie Smith-Camejo, (510) 710-0201, jennie.smith-camejo@seiu1021.org
San Francisco Superior Court Clerks Give 3-Day Notice to Begin Open-Ended 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.
**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE**
Contact: Jennie Smith-Camejo, (510) 710-0201, jennie.smith-camejo@seiu1021.org
Today, Monday, February 23, San Francisco Superior Court clerks gave court CEO Brandon Riley notice of their intent to strike starting Thursday, February 26.
San Francisco Superior Court clerks to rally ahead of imminent strike
Continued mismanagement and failure to negotiate in good faith on issues causing delays and mistakes are once again leading to a strike, to start as early as next week
**MEDIA ADVISORY FOR THURS., FEB. 19**
Contact: Jennie Smith-Camejo, jennie.smith-camejo@seiu1021.org, (510) 710-0201
Progress Foundation Workers Rally for Safety on the Job
**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 2/12/26**
Contact: Jennie Smith-Camejo, 510-710-0201, jennie.smith-camejo@seiu1021.org
As public hearings about cuts to public healthcare loom, workers will rally to protect the safety net
Oakland, California — On Wednesday, February 11, Alameda Health System (AHS) employees united in SEIU Local 1021 will rally at noon in front of Wilma Chan Highland hospital to fight the mass layoffs imposed by AHS management. On the 11th, AHS management will also post notices about an upcoming hearing, scheduled for February 25, required by the` Beilenson Act, which requires such a hearing when a county board proposes significant changes, including reductions in services, to medical services at county facilities.
California College of the Arts Faculty and Students to Rally Tuesday over Planned Closure, Demand Support for Students and Staff
MEDIA ADVISORY FOR TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3
Contact: Chelsea Fink, SEIU 1021 – (510) 435-8282, chelsea.fink@seiu1021.org
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Faculty, students, and staff will rally on Tuesday to demand that CCA President David Howse and San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie cease their celebrations at the sale of the CCA campus and turn their efforts toward supporting the college community now facing layoffs and disrupted education due to the school’s closure.
Tenderloin Housing Clinic Workers to Rally to Demand Management Address Critical Safety Concerns
Management’s failure to prevent or address violence & other safety hazards, combined with unlivable wages and poor benefits, have created a revolving door of staff
**MEDIA ADVISORY FOR THURSDAY, JAN. 15**
Contact: Jennie Smith-Camejo, (510) 710-0201, jennie.smith-camejo@seiu1021.org
“Shocked and appalled” as Alameda Health System lays off hundreds of healthcare workers on Christmas Eve
Oakland, CA – In anticipation of future budget cuts coming from H.R. 1, Alameda Health System management will be delivering more than 200 layoff notices to SEIU Local 1021 members on Christmas Eve.
The system is in budget currently and has not yet explained why cuts are necessary before the losses have been sustained.
SEIU 1021 Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) Ratifies Historic Contract With 98% Approval
**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE**
Contact: Chris.Flink [at] seiu1021.org, (510) 701-9637
A San Francisco Coalition Introduces the “Overpaid CEO Act” to Protect Critical City Services
Building on recent victories across California and the nation, our San Francisco community has an opportunity to continue standing up to the Trump administration and safeguard critical local programs.
**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE**
Contact: Luke
Thibault, lthibault@ifpte21.org, 760-534-9958
Jennie Smith-Camejo, jennie.smith-camejo@seiu1021.org,
510-710-0201
San Francisco Superior Court clerks to start unfair labor practice strike Wednesday if court management does not address staffing, training concerns
The strike will impact both the civil and criminal courts
**MEDIA ADVISORY FOR WEDNESDAY, OCT. 29**
Contact: Jennie Smith-Camejo, jennie.smith-camejo@seiu1021.org, (510) 710-0201
San Francisco Superior Court clerks have notified court management that they will begin an unfair labor practice strike this Wednesday, October 29, if management’s bargaining team does not address their concerns around chronic short staffing and inadequate training in negotiations Monday and Tuesday. It would be the second strike in a year under CEO Brandon Riley’s tenure.
San Francisco Superior Court clerks picket, warn public that mismanagement causing unacceptable delays & mistakes is leading toward imminent strike
**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OCT. 21, 2025**
Contact: Jennie Smith-Camejo, jennie.smith-camejo@seiu1021.org, (510) 710-0201
San Francisco Superior Court clerks vote by 98% to authorize a strike
Authorizing their second strike under Court CEO Brandon Riley’s two-year tenure, clerks cite management’s unwillingness to address the ongoing staffing and training issues that are delaying court cases and burdening defendants, victims, and jurors.
**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE**
Contact: Jennie Smith-Camejo, jennie.smith-camejo@seiu1021.org, (510) 710-0201
Broad Coalition of San Francisco Community Groups and Unions Call for Boycott of Airbnb
**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE**
Press Contacts: Luke Thibault,
lthibault@ifpte21.org, 760-534-9958
Jennie Smith-Camejo, jennie.smith-camejo@seiu1021.org,
510-710-0201