On January 16, 2026, SEIU Local 1000 met with the State in our ongoing effort to address the important issue of Mandatory Overtime for nurses in state service. The State once again refused to provide our team with a counterproposal. The State further refused to schedule additional MOT bargaining dates and indicated they would not address the issue again until contract bargaining. Unfortunately, this series of MOT bargaining meetings with CalHR and the departments has been fruitless as they aren’t taking the issue of MOT seriously and are dismissing the impact their misuse of Mandatory Overtime is having on our nurses’ lives.
Your Unit 17 and 20 bargaining teams will not be silenced. This is just the beginning of our MOT fight that we will take into contract bargaining. Additionally, our team will pursue viable legal remedies to hold the departments accountable for proper scheduling as well as to avoid health and safety risks to our nurses.
The Chairs for Units 17 and 20 are also engaging with our Political Department to develop legislation to address the severity of MOT moving forward. We need your help in ensuring that every member is contributing to the Committee of Political Education (COPE) as union dues cannot be used for political campaigns. These contributions are critical to supporting and electing legislators who stand with us on workplace issues like MOT, ensuring we have strong allies who will advance our priorities. Click here to give to COPE.
We are building our Contract Action Team (CAT) to ensure every workplace has strong leaders ready to mobilize. Our power at the bargaining table starts in our worksites. It’s going to take thousands of SEIU Local 1000 members taking collective action to win the raises and workplace improvements that we deserve. We can only make that happen with leaders at every worksite across CA! If you believe you’re a strong workplace leader or want to step into a leadership role, please fill out this form.
Please continue to check the SEIU Local 1000 website for the most current information on how you can support this important issue.
In solidarity,
Unit 17 and 20 Bargaining teams