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SEIU 1021 & AFRAM to host free Back-to-School Backpack Giveaways
SEIU Local 1021’s East Bay Region and AFRAM Chapter are helping students start the school year prepared by hosting two free Back-to-School Backpack Giveaways for local families in Oakland.
Students can receive a free backpack with school supplies on a first-come, first-served basis while supplies last. ”Every child deserves the opportunity to begin the school year feeling prepared and confident,” said SEIU Local 1021 President Theresa Rutherford.
CEU courses begin with first one in San Joaquin County
The first of a series of Continuing Education Unit courses, or CEUs, was hosted in San Joaquin county last week. SEIU 1021 Executive Board member and board leader and San Joaquin County Vice President Taffie Walter helped select the two courses for Pysch Techs and LVNs in the region. The trainer was selected through Project Heartbeat which is committed to keeping students up-to-date in an ever-changing medical field.
SEIU 1021 members at Bay Area Discovery Museum overwhelmingly pass strike authorization vote
The proud employees who keep Bay Area Discovery Museum running passed a strike authorization vote by 92% last Wednesday, July 15. The vote included workers from Museum Experience, School and Community Programs, Facilities, Exhibits, Membership and Visitor Services, Research and Evaluation, and Development. The move now authorizes their union negotiating committee to call for a strike, if they determine it is necessary.
Napa City workers ratify new contract, securing strong wage increases and workplace protections
SEIU 1021 members in the Napa City Employees Association (NCEA) have ratified a new four-year contract with the City of Napa, securing wage increases, stronger workplace protections, and improved benefits through the power of collective bargaining.
SEIU 1021 members at Mendocino County picket and get a tentative agreement
Last Tuesday, July 7, dozens of SEIU 1021 members who work for Mendocino County — including public health nurses, social workers, employment and family assistance specialists, mental health clinicians, road crews, and more — rallied and picketed outside the Ukiah Court House. They had a direct message to the Board of Supervisors: the Board has broken Mendocino County, and to stabilize county services, the County must become capable of recruiting and retaining the staff who provide those services.
San Joaquin County wins new two-year contract
After months of negotiations at the bargaining table, 88% of SEIU 1021 members of the San Joaquin Chapter have voted YES to ratify their new contract! Together they secured meaningful wins, including improved wages, an additional holiday, and a one-time bonus payment this fall.
There was a struggle with management to move on making Juneteenth a holiday but the team did not back down until it was accepted as an additional floating holiday. Along with that big win, the chapter will see the following with their new two-year contract:
SEIU 1021 members fought hard to protect public services & jobs in San Francisco—and won.
Throughout this spring and the month of June, SEIU 1021 members in San Francisco fought back against the mayor’s budget cuts through direct action, advocacy, and at the bargaining table. The budget process ended Thursday, June 25, with the Budget and Appropriations Committee’s approval of the amended budget package for FY 2026-27 and FY 2027-28.
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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.
