Union Update 2010

Union Update: Dec. 8, 2010

  • A seat at the table: New contract & new governor means members have more workplace clout
  • Members recall lift of longtime union activist
  • Local 1000 hires Capitol veteran as chief of staff
update_120810.pdf

Union Update: Dec. 1, 2010

  • Mental hospital workers say 'No more deaths'
  • Your new union contract
  • New eligibility rules in place for candidates running for elected union offices
update_120110.pdf

Union Update: Nov: 17, 2010

  • New contract provisions in effect now
  • Member Resource Center
  • Professional Development Days explained
111710_update.pdf

Union Update: Nov. 10, 2010

  • Promises made, promises kept: Local 1000 members step up politically and achieve victories
  • Member involvement at record levels
  • Members made a difference in these races
111010_update.pdf

Union Update: Oct. 27, 2010

  • Guide to ballot measures that help or hurt state workers
  • Volunteering is just as important as voting
  • Your right to participate in politics
102610_update.pdf

Union Update: Oct. 20, 2010

Tentative Agreement FAQs
102010_update.pdf

Union Update: Oct. 13, 2010

  • Tentative agreement signed; ratification begins
  • How contract ratification works
101310_update.pdf

Union Update: Oct. 6, 2010

  • Who do we trust to be our next boss?
  • Channel 1000 hosts candidate forum Oct. 6
  • Volunteering: just as important as voting
  • If you're not registered you can't vote!
100610_update.pdf

Union Update: Sept. 29, 2010

  • Our votes matter
  • Channel 1000 hosts candidate forum Oct. 6
  • Volunteering is just as important as voting
  • Voting by mail is quick and easy
  • Know Your Rights: Your right to participate in politics
092910_update.pdf

Union Update: Sept. 23, 2010

  • Members move into campaign mode: Attacks on state employees spur member activism
  • Don't blame workers for state's financial mess: Research counters misleading attacks on state workers
  • Voting by mail is quick and easy
092310_update.pdf

Union Update: Sept. 15, 2010

  • Who do we trust to be our next boss?
  • If you're not registered... YOU CAN'T VOTE!
  • We must do more than vote
    • Give a few hours
    • Give a few dollars
091510_update.pdf

Union Update: Sept. 8, 2010

  • No movement from the state: both sides apart on key issues
  • Local 1000 presses furlough suit to high court: our attorneys argue against illegal furloughs
  • Electing our bosses starts with registering to vote
  • Judge blocks minimum wage order: Superior Court sides with Chiang, delays final ruling
090810_update.pdf

Union Update: Sept. 1, 2010

  • Politics matter more than ever: who do you trust to be governor?
  • Volunteering: just as important as voting
  • If you're not registered, you can't vote!
090110_update.pdf

Union Update: Aug. 25, 2010

  • Voter registration a key for November success
  • Your vote matters: elect legislators that support the state services we provide
  • Know Your Rights: Your right to participate in politics
082510_update.pdf

Union Update: Aug. 18, 2010

  • Courts block furloughs for all state employees: Local 1000 litigation stops gov's scheme
  • 60,000+ calls for member resource center
  • Channel 1000 LIVE
  • Know Your Rights: Members' and stewards' rights in enforcing your contract
081810_update.pdf

Union Update: Aug. 4, 2010

  • Walker: Governor's furlough order equals "failed leadership"
  • Take Action: Tell the governor "Your failed leadership hurts California"
  • Channel 1000 LIVE in San Diego
  • Furlough FAQs
  • Know Your Rights: You have the right to participate in union actions
update_080410.pdf

Union Update: July 28, 2010

  • The fight continues: Thousands take action to avert minimum wage, support our bargaining team for a fair contract
  • Know Your Rights: You have the right to participate in union actions
072810_update.pdf

Union Update: July 21, 2010

  • Members fight statewide: More than 20,000 say 'No' to minimum wage, 'Yes' to a fair contract
  • Know Your Rights: the right to participate in union actions
update_072110.pdf

Union Update: July 14, 2010

  • Members stepping up: state workers lobby legislators for continuous funding
  • State employees did not cause this budget crisis: a local business owner's account of minimum wage worries
  • By President Yvonne Walker - Gov's actions are reckless: we urge the Senate to pass AB 1699
update_071410.pdf

Union Update: July 8, 2010

  • Minimum Wage: Local 1000 takes action to block the governor's bad choice
  • Know Your Rights: Layoff protections
  • State workers pledge
update_070810.pdf

Union Update: June 23, 2010

  • State workers to gather at the Capitol on June 30
  • Your Questions Answered
  • Appeals court backs ending furloughs for SCIF workers: judges reject gov's bid to justify illicit furloughs
update_062310.pdf

Union Update: June 16, 2010

  • Local 1000 responds to the possibility of minimum wage: a message from Local 1000 President Yvonne Walker
  • Your Questions Answered
  • Pro-worker candidates win primary races: candidates pledge to support state services and workers
update_061610.pdf

Union Update: June 2, 2010

  • "We've had enough!"
  • Your Questions Answered
  • Paid leave on Election Day
update_060210.pdf

Union Update: May 26, 2010

  • Budget revise: unbalanced, unfair
    Gov's proposal a "non-starter"
  • Why your vote matters: elect legislators that support the state services we provide
  • Know Your Rights: California state workers and political activity
update_052610.pdf

Union Update: May 19, 2010

  • Member activist fights outsourcing: Caltrans worker fights back, keeps database of wasteful private vendor contracts
  • Your Questions Answered
  • Know Your Rights: Article 14.8, Contracting out
update_051910.pdf

Union Update: May 12, 2010

  • Bills to protect members: Legislation affects our jobs, wages & benefits
  • Hundred participate in endorsement process
update_051210.pdf

Union Update: May 5, 2010

  • Agreements on permanent hires and worker safety at EDD offices
  • Outsourcing defeated at vets homes: Legal challenge protects state jobs
  • A quick guide to the new Local 1000 website
update_050510.pdf

Union Update: April 28, 2010

  • Politics matter: One gov. candidate seeks to cut 40,000 jobs
  • Ask Nancy: Answering members questions on new state legislation
update_042810.pdf

Union Update: April 21, 2010

  • Identify outsourcing and save our jobs
  • New lawsuit seeks to overturn illegal 'self directed' furloughs
  • Special fund furloughs remain during appeal, court says
update_042110.pdf

Union Update: April 14, 2010


  • Call center comes through for workers
  • Local 1000 Resource Center FAQs
update_041410.pdf

Union Update: April 7, 2010

  • Member leads campaign to help thousands avoid foreclosure
  • FAQ: Legal battle over Special Fund department furloughs
  • Your Questions Answered
update_040710.pdf


Union Update: March 24, 2010

  • Members step up politically: candidates answer member questions at statewide forums
  • Your Questions Answered
  • Know Your Rights: Contract Law, Release time for exams and elections
update_032410.pdf

Union Update: March 17, 2010

  • Furlough exemption bill heads to governor's desk
  • Channel 1000 LIVE
  • Prison LVNs win stable schedule
  • Candidate endorsement meetings

update_031710.pdf

Union Update: March 10, 2010

  • Profile: Thomas Perine
  • Summaries of General Fund furlough lawsuits
  • Judge asked to lift stay, end furloughs immediately
update_031010.pdf

Union Update: March 3, 2010

  • Judge: Back pay for furloughed workers
  • Full pay ordered in the following departments
update_030310.pdf

Union Update: Feb. 24, 2010

  • Members keep up outsourcing fight
  • Private prisons hurt public safety
  • Bill to exempt employees of non-General Fund agencies
  • Apply for SEIU scholarships
  • Know Your Rights: Contracting out
update_02_24_10.pdf

Union Update: Feb. 17, 2010

  • Bill to stop furloughs: Legislation helps Special Fund workers
  • Support new bill to keep paying state workers
  • Your Questions Answered
  • Know Your Rights: Personnel & Evaluation Materials
update_02_17_10.pdf

Union Update: Feb. 10, 2010

  • Local 1000 puts departments on notice: No discipline for observing holidays
  • Big victory on access: Veterans hospital tried to restrict union rep meetings
  • Apply for SEIU scholarships
  • Know Your Rights: Holiday grievance
update_02_10_10.pdf

Union Update: Feb. 3, 2010

  • Gov's pay cut plan 'illegal'
  • Layoffs delayed after alleged fraud exposed
  • 1,200 watch town hall
  • SPB victory for educators
  • Know Your Rights: Layoff protections
update_02_03_10.pdf

Union Update: Jan. 27, 2010

  • The truth about our pensions
  • Members help their communities
  • Scholarships for members and their children
  • Know Your Rights: Contract protections
update_01_27_10.pdf

Union Update: Jan. 20, 2010

  • Gov's paycut proposal illegal
  • Lawsuits challenge furloughs for General Fund workers
  • Frequently asked member questions
  • Channel 1000 LIVE
update_01_20_10.pdf

Union Update: Jan. 13, 2010

  • Furloughs ruled illegal
  • Walker calls for performance-based budgeting
  • Know Your Rights: Governor's proposed pay cut must be bargained
  • Channel 1000 LIVE: Jan. 25
update_01_13_10.pdf