City of Oakland
City of Oakland
SEIU 1021 staff and member leaders are working hard to safeguard your health at work during the COVID-19 pandemic. Click here to find employer-specific information, details, and documents to learn more about what’s happening in your worksite during this outbreak.
Download the City of Oakland Memorandum of Understanding (2022 -2025)
Know Your Rights: Weingarten Rules
Chapter meetings are always the last Wednesday of the month.
Our Members Have Voted YES
To Ratify Our Tentative Agreement with the City!
The votes were 96.7% yes. City Council will now vote to accept the contract at two sessions, as is required by law. Chapter president Felipe Cuevas said, “This contract is a big win for our members, who have showed up and sacrificed for their community throughout the pandemic. To win this contract this early in the process is a testament to the hard work our members have done at the bargaining table, in their worksites, and in the community, helping elect pro-worker candidates to City Council.”
We Have a Tentative Agreement With the City!
The 3-year contract includes COLAs of 14%. UPDATED TO INCLUDE FULL TA PACKET
To ensure our members get what they deserve as fast as possible, we will be holding our vote to ratify the new contract ASAP.
Voting will take place via email Monday, July 18 - Wednesday, July 20, and in person on Thursday, July 21:
- 7101 Edgewater: 7 a.m. – 9 a.m.
- 5050 Coliseum Way: 7 a.m. – 9 a.m.
- 250 Frank Ogawa Plaza: 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Full Details on the Contract Will Be Posted To
This Website:
seiu1021.org/city-oakland
Working People in Oakland Picket for Good Union Jobs
On Thursday, June 30 a coalition of working people from three unions, IBEW, IFPTE Local 21, and SEIU Local 1021, rallied and picketed outside Oakland’s City Hall to call for an end to the understaffing crisis.
From Oakland to Martinez, East Bay working people are on the march against understaffing!
Last Tuesday, June 21, SEIU 1021 members joined a nine-union coalition to rally outside Contra Costa County’s Board of Supervisors meeting to demand the supervisors take immediate action to fix a long-running understaffing crisis.
INFORMATIONAL PICKET: THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 12 PM at OAKLAND CITY HALL
Contracts for IFPTE Local 21, SEIU 1021, IBEW 1245 and CMEA all expire on June 30th. Tell the City to settle our contract now!
The City of Oakland has over 700 unfilled jobs, impacting vital public services. In order to fully staff our city services, we need to attract and retain employees with fair and competitive wage increases. We deserve market equity adjustments, improvements to our telecommuting, COVID protections, protected benefits and an end to the abuse of so-called “temporary, part-time” workers.
City of Oakland Chapter Action Team Meeting
Via Zoom
Monday, June 13, 5:30 p.m.
Dial 1-669-900-6833
Enter Meeting ID: 839 0487 9078
Or Click: https://seiu1021.zoom.us/j/83904879078
Help us plan new actions and turn out people for an important City Council meeting on Thursday, June 16, at 10 a.m. to tell Council “We need to staff up Oakland NOW!”
This Council meeting will be a make-or- break moment for a strong contract with fair wages, improved medical benefits with a higher dental cap and no employee contributions.
SEIU 1021 Fights For Higher Wages and Safer Workplace Conditions, While the City Refuses to Budge
City of Oakland management countered our wage proposal with 3% per year for three years, which doesn’t even keep up with the rising cost of living. Our proposal on wages would keep up with the cost of living and help workers stay in the Bay Area.
Management rejected our proposal to increase the annual dental cap even though it hasn’t increased since 2002.
While doing nothing to combat favoritism in hiring, management maintains its proposals to gut civil service rules and merit hiring.
As Bargaining Begins, the City Proposes Big Takeaways
The elected Bargaining Team has met several times with the City, passing 12 proposals to the City’s 7. On Wednesday, May 4, the City gave a presentation about their budget.
Final Election Results
Thank you for turning out to vote in our chapter election. We had a close, competitive election, and the Election Committee conducted a thorough recount, and no challenges were filed by Thursday, April 21, per our rules. The final election results are below.
Results:
As Bargaining Begins, the City Proposes Big Takeaways
The elected Bargaining Team has met several times with the City, passing 12 proposals to the City’s 7. On Wednesday, May 4, the City gave a presentation about their budget.
Has COVID-19 Cost You Your Leave?
Tell Us Your Story!
SEIU 1021 members in the City of Oakland have shown up to work and shown out for the community throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of us have been forced to use our leave during the pandemic for many reasons: when working conditions were unsafe, or when our families needed us at home, or other reasons.
If you have lost leave during the pandemic, please tell your story below: your information will be kept strictly private and never shared without your permission. We are asking for this information so we can fight for better leave options from the City.
UPDATED City of Oakland Chapter Officer and Supplemental Bargaining Team Election Notice
SEIU LOCAL 1021 CITY OF OAKLAND CHAPTER
NOTICE OF 2022 ELECTION
Governed by SEIU Local 1021 Chapter Bylaws Template
Chapter Officer Positions Open for Election:
All Chapter Officers Shall Serve Two-year Terms (The term of office for these officers shall end March 31, 2024). The member running for office must have been a member in good standing for at least one (1) year and be employed within a bargaining unit represented by the Chapter.
Chapter Officer and Supplemental Bargaining Team Election Notice
SEIU LOCAL 1021 CITY OF OAKLAND CHAPTER
NOTICE OF 2022 ELECTION
Governed by SEIU Local 1021 Chapter Bylaws Template
Chapter Officer Positions Open for Election:
All Chapter Officers Shall Serve Two-year Terms (The term of office for these officers shall end March 31, 2024). The member running for office must have been a member in good standing for at least one (1) year and be employed within a bargaining unit represented by the Chapter.
Bargaining Update for Week of February 21, 2022
Bargaining Update
Your elected bargaining team has been working to schedule meetings with the City. The City was waiting for their new Employee Relations Manager to start work, which he was scheduled to do today, and we expect to have bargaining sessions scheduled quickly. In the meantime, please make sure to fill out your bargaining survey! You can fill it out online at the link below, or request a hard copy from a bargaining team member or field representative Julio Corral.
City of Oakland: Fill Out Your Bargaining Survey Today!
Your elected Bargaining Team is preparing to bargain a new contract with the City of Oakland.
We need to know what matters to you, and what you are willing to fight for!
Click here to fill out the bargaining survey online!
This survey is for SEIU 1021 members of the City of Oakland chapter only. If you are not a member, please click here to sign up!
SEIU 1021 Members Speak Up to Help Small Businesses and Homeowners Across Oakland with a Progressive Business Tax
SEIU 1021 Members Speak Up to Help Small Businesses and Homeowners Across Oakland with a Progressive Business Tax
Know Your Rights to Stay Safe at Work
Section 13.3 of our contract with the City protects us against unsafe work. If there is an immediate risk to you, a co-worker, or the public, you may refuse to begin or continue a work assignment. If you feel that you are being told to do something unsafe, inclduing something that would expose you to the risk of contracting COVID-19, follow these steps:
City of Oakland Members Stick Together and Fight off an Attack on Their Rights
For years, the City of Oakland had a simple, common-sense approach to drug and alcohol use: if a worker was thought to be impaired at work or under the influence, they would be sent for testing. However, in recent years, some members of the City’s administration started to try to impose a new standard, with a long list of specific job classifications and reduced flexibility for departments. Worst of all, the testing under the new policy was a urine test that would show only the presence of cannabis in the worker’s system, not impairment.
Yes! I will speak up for Head Start!
Send an email or sign up to make a statement on Monday, November 15, at 1:30 p.m.
If you can dial in to the City Council meeting on Monday, November 15, at 1:30 p.m., please sign up using the form below. We will reach out to you before the meeting.
City Vaccine Policy Negotiations Update
The City has recently announced that they intend to implement a
new COVID-19 vaccine policy, with City workers required to submit
their vaccination status and exemptions available for religious
and medical reasons. This policy is a change in our working
conditions, so the City is required to meet and confer with us
over the changes.
We have met three times so far with the City, and have more
meetings on the schedule. There are still open issues and we are
still meeting, but we wanted to make sure everyone was updated on
what’s going on.
So far: