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.
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:
1021 Members Stick Together and Notch Big Wins Across the East Bay
In Richmond and Oakland, 1021 members have seen the power of unity pay off. Oakland’s Head Start program, which offers free early childhood education and family services to low-income residents, was scheduled to take big cuts, including closing three locations. Members and community partners spoke out against these cuts, and Oakland’s City Council voted to allocate money to keep the Franklin, Arroyo Viejo, and Tassafaronga sites open, without cuts or layoffs.
Chapter Meeting Wednesday, June 30
5 p.m., Join by Zoom or Phone
Phone
(669) 900-6833
Meeting ID: 812 6419 3864
Passcode: 373462
SEIU 1021 Members in the City of Oakland Speak Up for a Budget That Works for All Oaklanders
As Oakland’s City Council continues to work towards passing a balanced budget, SEIU 1021 members and other members of the community keep the pressure on. The City’s Refund Coalition, a group that includes SEIU 1021 and other labor organizations along with many community groups, has been tireless in its advocacy for a budget that prioritizes the things Oaklanders really care about: investing in housing as a human right; public safety and public services; protections for frontline workers; and arts and culture funding.
The Votes Are In!
You Voted to Accept the Tentative Agreement!
After three days of voting, including an online option, we tallied more than 97% votes to accept our tentative agreement with the City.
We have notified the City of our decision, and the 3% COLA will take effect the first full pay period after July 1, 2021.
Thanks to all who helped us win this strong new contract, and those who helped us bring the vote to worksites across the city.
City of Oakland Workers Hit the Streets to Talk to Their Neighbors and Make a Difference
On Saturday, June 6, SEIU 1021 members joined community members in the Refund Oakland coalition to knock on doors and talk to their neighbors about a city budget that invests in our residents, our working families, and our frontline workers. This partnership between union members and community members has driven a change at City Hall in Oakland, as a newly elected City Council has pushed back against Mayor Libby Schaaf’s austerity budgets.
Show Up for the People’s Budget!
Come Out and Knock on Doors With Your Neighbors
Saturday, June 5
11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Districts 2 & 4
Park Blvd Plaza
2100 Park BLVD
RSVP:
https://actionnetwork.org/events/refund-canvass-d2-d4
Districts 5, 6 & 7
Brookdale Park
2535 High St
RSVP:
https://actionnetwork.org/events/refund-canvass-d5-d7
Masks and social distancing will be required.
Download the PDI app to your cell phone.
Tentative Agreement Ratification Vote Schedule
Voting will take place from Tuesday, June 8 through Thursday, June 10. In-person voting times and places are below. Online voting will be done through Surveymonkey. The votes will be counted at 100 Oak St. on Friday, June 11, at 10 a.m.
To update your information and vote online, contact the Member Resource Center: 877-687-1021.
By Holding Firm and Not Backing Down to the Mayor, City of Oakland Workers Win a Contract Extension with No Concessions
On May 18, the elected Bargaining Team for the SEIU 1021 City of Oakland chapter signed a tenatative agreement with the City. The agreement extends the chapter’s existing contract for a year, with no concessions or takeaways, and adds an across-the-board 3% raise for all members, effective the first full pay period in July of this year.