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SF COPE hosts presidential debate watch party
The SEIU 1021 San Francisco Committee on Political Education (COPE) invited all SEIU 1021 members union-wide to join in a presidential debate watch party on Sept. 10.
Many members showed up, there was a lot of reaction in the room to Republican candidate Donald Trump’s remarks. Laughter would break out throughout his answers, while Democratic candidate Kamala Harris’s responses were met with applause .
City of Oakland park equipment operators take action for better wages and a safer workplace
SEIU 1021 members working in the City of Oakland’s parks department had for years been asked to use improperly rated, unsafe equipment to take care of the parks that everyday Oaklanders enjoy. After months of calling out these hazardous working conditions, these city workers had had enough and took action.
SEIU 1021 announces 2024 convention program & draft core plan!
On September 28, 600 SEIU 1021 members will be gathering in
Sacramento for an exciting, thrilling, empowering convention.
We’re coming together to rally and strategize for our biggest
challenges ahead: a critical election in the coming months and
the ambitious priorities we’ll be fighting for over the next
three years.
SEIU 1021 Lavender and Solidarity Committee represents at Oakland Pride
The Local SEIU 1021 Lavender and Solidarity Committee joined the 14th Annual Oakland Pride on Sunday, Sept. 8. Our members marched proudly on the parade route and hosted a booth to welcome festival goers and share information on how they support LGBTQ+ values within the union and in our communities.
Oakland Pride is a time to come together and celebrate a life lived fully no matter who you love. The non-profit led event has been dedicated to promoting equality, social justice, and civic engagement which are also values that are shared by SEIU 1021.
The sprint toward worker power begins today
A statement from SEIU 1021 President Theresa Rutherford
While Labor Day can be a moment of reflection and appreciation for the U.S. labor movement’s considerable contributions to our society, we must also recognize its pivotal role this year.
SEIU 1021 hosts statewide political kickoff at San Francisco union hall
Members of 1021, 1000, 2015, USWW, CIR, CFA and others joined to start getting out the vote for VP Kamala Harris
Tuesday, August 27, members of SEIU 1021, 1000, 2015, USWW, CFA, and others gathered at the SEIU 1021 union hall in San Francisco to officially kick off the general election season.
Laguna Honda Hospital workers celebrate triumphant CMS recertification
After over 2 years of uncertainty, change, and fear, frontline workers managed to save LHH from closure and its vulnerable residents from displacement
Last Thursday, August 22, healthcare workers at Laguna Honda Hospital celebrated an incredible victory that seemed like a long shot two years ago: full recertification by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
Dream, Organize, Fight,
Win!
2024 Member Convention
It’s that time again! SEIU 1021 members are invited to attend our 2024 member convention. The two-day event will feature inspiring workshops, delegate discussions, visionary keynote speakers, fun, and networking.
What: SEIU Local 1021 Member Convention
When: Saturday, September 28 & Sunday, September 29
Where: Sacramento, CA
As we reflect on our wins and face new fights head-on, we must come together to create a plan to champion even better workplaces, tighter communities, and a more robust economy in Northern California. SEIU 1021 members must continue to be leaders in that fight. The convention is a time to strategize, energize, and organize for the future.
Spotlight
Member registration for the SEIU 1021 Convention is open!
The SEIU 1021 Member Convention is just around the corner! This event only comes once every three years and will take place in-person for the first time since the pandemic. It’s a chance to unite and celebrate our collective achievements while charting our path forward for the next three years. We will strategize on how best to continue our collective fight for equity, social justice, and workers’ rights.
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.
2024 SEIU 1021 Convention
You won't want to miss this!
On Sept. 28, 600 of your fellow SEIU 1021 delegates will be gathering in Sacramento for an exciting, thrilling, empowering convention. We’re coming together to rally for our biggest challenges ahead: a critical election in the coming months and the ambitious priorities we’ll be fighting for over the next three years.
At the convention, delegates will discuss, debate and vote on the core plan to guide our union over the next 3 years.
What: SEIU Local 1021 Member Convention 2024
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.