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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 .

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2024 convention theme: Dream, Organize, Fight, Win!

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.

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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. 

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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.

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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. 

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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. 

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.