Caucuses / Committees

In addition to standing up for workers’ rights on the job, our union is also home to a number of caucuses and committees that focus on tackling problems facing our communities.

SEIU 1021 caucuses and committees are open to all members and staff.

To find out about upcoming caucus and committee meetings, visit our union calendar.

SEIU 1021 Social and Economic Justice Committee

The purpose of the Social and Economic Justice Committee is to build partnerships with community allies committed to improving opportunities for working people, in particular workers from under-represented, low income, and diverse communities.

SEJ meets on the second Thursday of every month from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. in person at the SEIU 1021 union hall at 350 Rhode Island Street in San Francisco or via Zoom. For more information or to get the Zoom link, contact SEJ Chair Phelicia Jones at Phelicia.Jones@seiu1021.org. 

AFRAM Solidarity Committee

The African American Solidarity Committee is committed to enhancing opportunities for education, training, mentorship, leadership development and networking for SEIU members and staff of African descent.

Meetings are held every 3rd Monday of each month from 6 pm – 8 pm.

Asian Pacific Islander Caucus

The Asian Pacific Islander Caucus aims to collaborate with community organizations to address social, economic, housing, working conditions, health, and other issues of concern to the API community. We also aim to identify and develop community activists and leaders within the labor movement and in the community. We believe in and will fight for the empowerment of APIs in the labor movement where API workers are recognized, valued, and respected. Where socio-economic and political power is built and cultivated by APIs. Where APIs lead. Where APIs are represented in union leadership bodies and shape the vision and decisions advanced by our union. Where we leave a stronger, better, and more inclusive movement for generations to come. Visit our Facebook page for more info. 

Meetings are held on Zoom bimonthly (odd months) on the 2nd Wednesday at 6 p.m. To join the API Caucus and get the Zoom link via email, please sign up here.

For more information, contact Yeon Park at seiu1021.apicaucus@gmail.com

Climate Justice Committee

The mission of the committee is to address the challenge of climate disruption and to call out environmental racism, which hurts Black, Brown, and Native peoples, workers, and other vulnerable communities first and worst. As part of SEJ, we link Climate Justice with racial, gender, and economic justice for the 99%. Stand with us to confront the corporate greed subjecting us to the heavier burdens of air pollution and toxic waste exposure that jeopardize our jobs, our health, and our future. We need clean air and water, sustainable agriculture to grow healthy food, affordable housing, good family-sustaining union jobs, safe working conditions, and sustainable alternatives that contribute to the development of environmentally safe livelihoods. Zoom meetings are on the 3rd Wednesday of each month from 6 to 8 pm. Contact the Chair, Martha Hawthorne, at martha222@gmail.com, or contact Chema Hernandez Gil at chema@seiu1021.org, the assigned staff to the committee.

Latino Caucus

The SEIU 1021 Latino Caucus advocates for the development and advancement of all union members. We value human dignity, equality, solidarity, and the principles of democracy. We acknowledge diversity and traditions.

Meets by Zoom at 6 p.m. the third Thursday of each month. To add yourself to the list to get reminder emails with the Zoom link, sign up to join the SEIU 1021 Latino Caucus here.

Lavender Solidarity Committee

The mission of the Lavender Solidarity Committee (LSC) is to advocate for Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender (LGBT) rights within the union and at the workplace.

For more information, contact the Chair, Eileen Berkun at eberkun@comcast.net.

Peace and Solidarity Committee

The purpose of the committee is to organize and inform our local union’s members about issues of peace including the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Women’s Solidarity Committee

The mission of the Women’s Solidarity Committee is to advocate for gender equality within the union and at the workplace.

For more information, contact the Chair, Cynthia Landry at Cynthia.Landry@seiu1021.org.

Workers with Disabilities Committee

The purpose of the committee is to advocate for workers with disabilities and to build alliances with community groups. The committee exists to educate disabled workers on their rights, organize them to have a voice, and act as a support base for those who are being denied employment. Meetings are held on the 4th Tuesday of each month from 6 pm to 8 pm. The Chair of the Workers with Disabilities Committee is Raina Johnson.

SEIU 1021 Retirement Council & Program

Retired members of SEIU Local 1021 participate in the Retiree Council and/or their Retiree chapters. They also participate in the COPE committees of Local 1021, and in the Social and Economic Justice Committee, and its caucuses.

The Council organizes new Retiree chapters. The Council meets monthly. For more details on meeting dates, times, and upcoming events, please contact Retiree Council Chair Greg Marro at greg.marro@seiu1021.org.

You can become a Retiree Member by filling out this form.

The Retiree Council also administers the Retiree Program.

SEIU 1021 Retirement Security Committee

The purpose of the Retirement Security Committee (RSC) is to work to achieve a secure retirement for all workers.

The RSC of SEIU Local 1021 meets every month, on the third Thursday of every month, from 7 pm – 8 pm, at one of the union offices or by Zoom. Contact Retirement Security Committee Chair Maria Betancourt at maria.betancourt@seiu1021.org for more info.