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City of Novato workers ratify union contract after two strikes; vow to continue fighting for public services
Sunday, October 5, the SEIU 1021 members who keep Novato running — including street maintenance workers, building inspectors, park recreation coordinators, and city planners — ratified a union contract by an 87% vote.
The contract ratification follows months of tense negotiations and two unfair labor practice strikes: a three-day strike from August 5 to August 7 and a one-day strike on September 2. Members of SEIU Local 1021 say the fight was difficult, but their resolve has only grown stronger.
SEIU-endorsed David Miller and Troy Johnson elected to the CalPERS Board
Thursday, October 2, David Miller and Troy Johnson were elected to the CalPERS Board. In Position A, David Miller won re-election with 54% of the vote. In Position B, Troy Johnson beat incumbent Jose Luis Pacheco 52% to 33%.
Over 800,000 gig rideshare drivers win right to form a union
Governor Newsom's signature on AB 1340 (Wicks, Berman) comes after workers’ decade-long fight
In a historic step in empowering workers in the gig economy, Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation October 3 that creates a path for a union and collective bargaining rights for over 800,000 rideshare drivers working for companies like Uber and Lyft.
The bill, passed by the California legislature and authored by Asm. Buffy Wicks and Asm. Berman, empowers drivers to negotiate wages, benefits, and working conditions for the first time in the state’s history.
Community rally highlights urgent need for a fair contract for OUSD classified professionals
On Wednesday, October 1, SEIU 1021 classified professionals and community allies gathered at Oakland Technical High School for a high-energy rally demanding a fair contract from the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD).
The rally sent a clear message: Oakland’s public schools cannot function without classified staff. From early childhood instructional aides and special education support staff to culture keepers, climate ambassadors, and critical clerical workers, these workers are the backbone of OUSD, and they deserve to be treated as such.
SEIU 1021 Latino Heritage Celebration honors culture, history & strength
As the current presidential administration targets the Latino community, pride & solidarity were on full display at the local's 3rd annual event
Friday, September 26, amid escalating attacks from the Trump administration on the Latino community in California and nationwide, the SEIU 1021 Latino Caucus hosted its third annual Latino Heritage Celebration in Oakland. The theme of this year’s very successful event was “¡Cultura, Historia, Fuerza!” — culture, history, strength.
Tell the SF City College Board of Trustees to staff up for recycling and zero-waste at SF City College
Sign the petition and show your support!
Recycling bins are overflowing, and staff are stretched to the limit. San Francisco City College students deserve clean campuses and a greener future. The CCSF Board has failed to ensure that its initial promise to fully staff their critical climate justice initiative is fulfilled.
Catholic Charities SF members rally to protest management’s refusal to pay negotiated wages
After signing a tentative agreement with the workers’ union negotiations team, management is now reneging, insisting on replacing the wage table they signed off on with one significantly lower. Members plan to take a strike authorization vote.
Wednesday, outraged workers picketed outside Catholic Charities SF headquarters at 990 Eddy Street to protest management’s refusal to honor the tentative agreement they had already signed off on and which workers ratified by an overwhelming 95% last week.
Resources
for Immigrants
Get info, download materials, find trainings & ways to take action here
With the Trump administration escalating threats against immigrants—from increased ICE raids to an attempt, for now blocked indefinitely by a federal judge, to end birthright citizenship for children born in the U.S. to undocumented mothers and those on temporary tourist, student, or work visas (unless the father is a citizen or legal permanent resident)—immigrant communities are understandably worried.
The 2024 SEIU Local 1021 Convention was a weekend of unity, inspiration, and action
Over 600 member leaders and staff attended the SEIU 1021 Convention– the most people ever in attendance.
Held Saturday, Sept. 28 & Sunday, Sept. 29
Hundreds pledge to Get- Out-The Vote Locally.
The triennial SEIU Local 1021 Convention, held Saturday, September 28, and Sunday, September 29, was a dynamic celebration of solidarity and collective action. It marked a pivotal moment for hundreds of enthusiastic members.
Spotlight
Take action to STOP LAYOFFS & cuts to public services in San Francisco!
Our rally Wednesday, June 4, was POWERFUL. Over 2,000 City union
members and community members showed up at City Hall at noon to
protest Mayor Lurie’s budget, which would lay off over 100 union
members and eliminate well over 1,000 vacant positions.
We need every single one of those positions to provide
the services San Francisco residents depend on.
2025 SEIU 1021 Executive Board Election Results
We have concluded the ballot count for the SEIU 1021 Executive
Board election. You can find the results of the election
here:
SEIU 1021 2025 Official Election Results
SEIU 1021 Election Results Ballots Cast
Please see the current list of offices and certified candidates
for SEIU 1021’s 2025 local-wide election:
List of Offices and Certified Candidates 2025 (as of December 20, 2024)
Please note the following documents:
Official Clarification #1: PO Box (10-17-24)
Official Clarification #2: SCU (10-30-24)
Official Clarification #3: Candidate Forums (12-20-24)
Official Clarification #4: Winner By Acclamation Races (12-20-24)
Official Clarifications #'s 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, & 13 (1-14-25)
Official Clarification #14: Ballot Count Summary Access for 2016 and 2019 (1-22-25)
For the list of E-Board Candidate Forum emails, please see below:
- 2025 Nomination Petition
- SEIU 1021 Nomination and Election Notice 2025 Members - English
- SEIU 1021 Nomination and Election Notice 2025 Members - Chinese
- SEIU 1021 Nomination and Election Notice 2025 Members - Tagalog
- SEIU 1021 Nomination and Election Notice 2025 Members - Vietnamese
- SEIU 1021 Nomination and Election Notice 2025 Members - Español
- 2025 E-Board Candidate Forum Emails (12-20-24)
- Candidate Forum (1-5-25)
- Candidate Forum (1-14-25)
- Candidate Forum (1-19-25)
- Candidate Forum (2-4-25)
- Candidate Forum (2-6-25)
- Read more
New contracts for over 16,000 City & County of San Francisco workers ratified, eliminating risk of strike
Members of SEIU 1021 working for the City & County in dozens of classifications, including registered nurses and SFMTA parking control officers, voted by large supermajorities to ratify tentative agreements reached over the past two months
**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JUNE 18, 2024**
Contact: Jennie Smith-Camejo, jennie.smith-camejo@seiu1021.org, (510) 710-0201
The threat of a widespread San Francisco city worker strike is officially over: Large supermajorities of members of SEIU 1021, the union representing over 16,000 city workers, have voted to ratify agreements reached with the City and County across three collective bargaining units.
SEIU 1021 Executive Board Statement Calls for Ceasefire in Gaza
Monday, November 6, the SEIU 1021 Executive Board held an urgent meeting after hearing concerns from dozens of members across Northern California about the need for the union to join labor unions and organizations around the world about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
Executive Board members discussed the situation at length and decided to issue the following statement as a first step.
San Francisco 2024 Citywide Campaign Kickoff – Jan. 17
Join us at City Hall at noon on Jan. 17 to send a strong message that we are united for a great contract to address the City's biggest needs, including staffing & privatization
As we head into contract negotiations in 2024, we face pessimistic budget projections and corporations panhandling for more tax breaks that would further decimate funding for the vital public services we provide.
We need to join together in a show of force to tell City Hall we’ll fight for what the city and its workers need over corporate greed!
Please join us at noon on Jan. 17, 2024, at City Hall for a huge campaign kickoff rally with our City labor partners and allies.
Coffee tastes better when its unionized: Peet’s Coffee workers hold rally after winning first union vote in North America
After voting fourteen to one to become the first unionized Peet’s Coffee location in the United States, Peet’s Coffee workers, now members of the Service Employees International Union Local 1021, held a rally on Saturday, January 28, 2023, in front of the coffeehouse in North Davis. The vote comes after nearly nine months of workers organizing with SEIU Local 1021 and Workers United, an SEIU affiliate organizing workers on the “Starbucks Workers United” campaign.
Fast food workers secure $2.2 million in wage theft violations, vow to continue their fight back against corporate greed
While fast-food corporations like McDonald’s Corporation, Burger King Corporation, Jack in the Box, Inc., and others attempt to roll back the significant gains with the passage of 2022’s Assembly Bill 257 – the Fast Food Accountability and Standards Recovery Act, or the FAST Recovery Act for short, fast-food workers continue the fight for higher wages, safer workspaces, and a union.
