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MOU bill delayed in Assembly

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Updated 10:15 a.m, May 5

Republicans refuse to honor ratified agreement 

The bill containing our ratified agreement, AB 964, was delayed Monday when it failed to win the necessary two thirds margin to pass the state Assembly because Republicans refused to honor the agreement we reached with Gov. Schwarzenegger to help the state through its worse fiscal crisis in decades. 

“How could 29 Republican legislators refuse to support a bill that saves the state so much money? This bill will save the state $340 million and could lead to nearly $1 billion in savings if applied to all state workers,” said Local 1000 President Yvonne Walker.  “We negotiated this contract with the governor in good faith to help close the budget shortfall. More than 90 percent of our members voted to ratify this agreement.  Once again, Republicans failed to do their jobs. ”  

Local 1000 is asking thousands of state workers in Republican districts to demand that their representatives support AB 964. 

Ratified agreement moves forward

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Updated 4:45 p.m., April 22
The bill containing our member-ratified agreement moved through the Assembly Appropriations Committee Wednesday and on to the full Assembly.

The bill, AB 964, passed on a party-line vote with unanimous Democratic support, after Committee Chair Kevin De Leon (D-Los Angeles) called on fellow Assembly members to support the legislation. All Republican members of the committee abstained.

New agreement clears legislative hurdle

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Updated 12:00 p.m., April 20

Our ratified agreement is expected to be heard by the Assembly Appropriations Committee this week.
 
The bill – AB 964 – passed its first hurdle when it was approved by the Assembly Public Employees, Retirement and Social Security Committee by a 4-2 vote.

Local 1000 & DPA together
Local 1000 President Yvonne Walker joined representatives of the Department of Personnel Administration speaking in support of the bill. “The committee recognized the hard work by Local 1000’s elected bargaining team,” Walker said.

Download the Tentative Agreement here.

Local 1000 documenting furlough waste

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The governor’s poorly implemented furlough plan has spawned dramatic examples of waste, ranging from closures at revenue-generating departments like Motor Vehicles and Employment Development to furloughed workers being scheduled for overtime.

We’ll present members’ examples of waste to legislators and the media, and will post them on Local 1000’s website.  All replies will be kept confidential until you approve its release.

E-mail your observations to: furloughwaste@seiu1000.org or fax: (916) 554-1277

Click here to read the frequently asked questions about furloughs.

Include your department, office location, and contact information.

Learn more about the tentative agreement

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Updated 9:00 a.m., March 26
Details onlineA new website—local1000ratification.org—is now online. It features an overview and highlights of the tentative agreement, unit-by-unit recaps of changes in contract language along with a downloadable copy of the complete proposed contract.

Tentative Agreement FAQ

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Updated 9:00 a.m., March 6


1. I thought the contract protected me against layoffs. Why did I get a layoff notice?

Employees have not received layoff notices. What they received was a surplus letter. The governor sent surplus letters to 20,000 state employees with the lowest seniority. Under Local 1000’s tentative agreement, employees are protected from layoffs unless their office or agency is closing down. Local 1000 employees who receive surplus letters will have priority in obtaining new positions.


Click the read more button below to get answers to the Tentative Agreement Frequently Asked Questions or download the pdf below.

Download the FAQ

Hard-fought wins for workers in new contract

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Updated 8:00 a.m., February 17
Tentative agreement reduces furloughs, freezes employee health insurance contribution & adds layoff protections
After more than nine months of hard-fought negotiations Local 1000 has reached tentative agreement with the state on a new contract, despite the deficit-riddled state budget exploding red ink, a governor emboldened by a court ruling upholding his right to furlough state workers and mounting public pressure on state employees as thousands of Californians are laid off each week.

SEIU Local 1000 reaches agreement after marathon bargaining

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Updated 6:00 p.m., February 14
After more than nine months of hard-fought negotiations during dismal economic times, the state and its largest employee union - SEIU Local 1000 - reached a tentative agreement late last night covering 95,000 state workers through June 30, 2010.  

The settlement awaits ratification by the union's elected 250-member State Bargaining Advisory Council; it will then be put to a vote of all Local 1000 members. The agreement must also be approved by the state Legislature and signed by the governor.

Master Contract Tentative Agreements

Your contract contains hundreds of articles that protect your rights as a Local 1000 member. During negotiations, your bargaining team reviews and approves each of those articles and reaches tentative agreement with the state as we work towards a fully approved contact.

Click on the links below to read and review articles that have been tentatively approved.

Ground Rules for SEIU Local 1000...10.1 Health & Safety Commitment

10.3 Occupational Hazards
Preamble
10.4 Injury & Illness Prevention...
 10.6 Emergency Evacuation...
2.3 Use of State Equipment
10.12 Employee Restroom Facilities
2.4 Distribution of Union Information...10.21 Workplace Violence...
2.5 Use of State Facilities10.22 Computer Work Stations
2.7 Employee Time Off 10.23 Independant Medical Exam...
2.9 Union Information Packets 10.27 Remodeling/Renovations &...
2.11 BUNC Member Time Off10.28 Pest Control
3.1 Union Security 10.29 Smoking Cessation
3.2 Release of Home Addresses... 11.7 Merit Salary Adjustments...
5.3 Individual Agreements11.10 Sustained Superior...
5.4 Savings Clause11.11 Union/Management...
5.5 Reprisals
12.2 Moving & Relocation Expenses
8.4 Parental Leave12.3 Parking Rates
8.5 Adoption Leave 12.5 Transportation Incentives
8.7 Unpaid Leave of Absence 14.1 Classification Changes
8.8 Transfer of Leave Credits... 14.3 Classification/Pay Data
8.9 Catastrophic Leave - Natural...
14.6 Job Announcements
8.11 Release Time for SPB Hearings 14.8 Contracting Out
8.12 Leave Credits Upon Transfer in...
15.3 Hardship Transfer
8.14 Jury Duty
16.1 Layoff and Reemployment
8.18 Work and Family Participation16.2 Reducing the Adverse...
8.19 Paid Time Off - Elections 16.3 Alternative to Layoff
8.20 Blood Donation Programs
16.4 Military Installations
9.5 Employee Assistance Program16.5 Layoff Employee Assistance...
9.7 Pre-retirement Death...
18.1 Permanent Intermittents (PI)
9.8 Joint Union/Management Benefits...
19.10 Work in Multiple Time Zones
9.9 Presumptive Illness
9.10 Employee Injury on the JobSide Letter 1 Golden Handshake
9.13 Long-Term Insurance PlanSide Letter 3 Domestic Partners
9.15 Industrial Disability Leave 
9.16 Group Legal Service PlanAddendum 1 Time Off for Victims...
9.New  Health Benefits Proposal 

Processing the tentative agreements is time consuming. We are posting the information to the website throughout the day as quickly as possible.