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SEIU 1021 members show up for Oakland’s special election
Vote for Kara Murray-Badal, Barbara Lee, and the half-cent sales tax April 15
The City of Oakland has a special election coming up on April 15, and SEIU 1021 members are showing up to support candidates and policies that will protect jobs and services. On Saturday, February 1, 1021 members came out to support the candidate we’ve endorsed for Oakland’s District 2 city council seat: Kara Murray-Badal.
Sonoma County SEIU 1021 members halt millions of dollars of wasteful spending proposed for building purchase
Tuesday, January 28, members of SEIU Local 1021 working for Sonoma County — including children’s social workers, airport operation specialists, street maintenance crew, and veteran services staff — successfully halted the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors from purchasing the American AgCredit building at 400 Aviation Blvd., Santa Rosa.
Defending workers’ rights: How SEIU 1021 members can stay strong in 2025
On his first day back in office, President Donald Trump signed several executive orders that directly and negatively impact American working people, including SEIU 1021 members. These orders not only weaken workplace protections but also target immigrant workers and public sector employees, creating uncertainty for countless families.
Among the most concerning actions:
Vacaville Unified School District classified workers and community allies rally for school safety ahead of school board meeting
On Thursday, January 16, SEIU 1021 members working at Vacaville Unified School District staged a spirited rally and picket outside the Vacaville Educational Services Center ahead of the evening’s school board meeting. The members, who work as paraprofessionals, nutrition workers, student supervision workers, custodians, clerical workers, bus drivers, and maintenance workers, were joined by community supporters.
SEIU 1021 members at Dixon Unified School District win big raises in reopener negotiations
On Thursday, January 16, SEIU 1021 members and Dixon Unified School District ratified a tentative agreement in their reopener negotiations. Members voted by 98% in favor of the agreement, which includes a 6% raise retroactive to July 1, 2024, and a 1% raise retro to July 1, 2023.
SEIU 1021 endorses Congresswoman Barbara Lee for Oakland mayor
As Congresswoman Barbara Lee campaigns for Oakland’s mayoral seat, her candidacy has sparked widespread excitement among SEIU 1021 members, particularly within the City of Oakland chapter. Known for her decades-long advocacy for social, racial, and economic justice, Lee has received an enthusiastic endorsement from SEIU 1021 as city workers prepare for critical contract negotiations amid a looming budget deficit.
Contra Costa County Mosquito and Vector Control District workers are saying “Hell no!” to mismanagement
Contra Costa County Mosquito and Vector Control District workers are on the front lines of public health and safety, but they’re facing a real fight with management as they demand a fair contract. On Monday, January 13, more than half the chapter, along with allies from other SEIU 1021 chapters, showed up to a board meeting to tell them what’s been going on and what they need in the workplace.
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
2025 SEIU 1021 Nominations & Elections
Please see the current list of offices and certified candidates
for SEIU 1021’s 2025 local-wide election here:
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 E-Board Candidate Forum Emails (12-20-24)
Please refer to the rules of use above – Clarification #3,
for the list of E-Board Candidate Forum emails.
- 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
- 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.
The Starbucks organizing momentum reaches the Bay Area amid national strike
What began as one unionizing effort at a Starbucks coffeehouse in Buffalo, New York, has spread across the United States to over six thousand five hundred workers at over two-hundred-fifty corporate-owned Starbucks stores in under one year.
