Ken Bosworth, Author at SEIU Local 1000

Weekend bargaining news: more economics, more agreements. Saturday bargaining session brings more money talk, new agreements

Jan 8, 2024 | Uncategorized

Back at the table for a Saturday session, our bargaining team’s efforts focused largely on the State’s new willingness to discuss the economic aspects of our contract. We’re reporting today on key activity, but the teams are exchanging proposals and counterproposals...

Bargaining update: State beginning to move on economics, OPEB reduced! OPEB contribution reduced as State shows movement on economics

Jan 7, 2024 | Bargaining Updates - General

We’re reporting a big win for our members tonight: a reduction of pre-retirement (OPEB) contribution to 3%, a half-point drop than was called for in our previous contract. The agreement breaks the logjam of unanswered proposals waiting for response. The agreement came...

Unit 1 Bargaining Highlights

Dec 29, 2023 | Bargaining Unit 1 Updates

Early Saturday morning, the SEIU Local 1000 bargaining team reached an overall Tentative Agreement with the State. If ratified, the contract would significantly raise the wage floor for tens of thousands of state workers. It represents the largest three-year contract...

Highlights from Unit 20 tentative agreement

Aug 11, 2023 | Post

Early Saturday morning, the SEIU Local 1000 bargaining team reached an overall Tentative Agreement with the State. If ratified, the contract would significantly raise the wage floor for tens of thousands of state workers. It represents the largest three-year contract...

Highlights from Unit 17 Tentative Agreement

Aug 11, 2023 | Post

Early Saturday morning, the SEIU Local 1000 bargaining team reached an overall Tentative Agreement with the State. If ratified, the contract would significantly raise the wage floor for tens of thousands of state workers. It represents the largest three-year contract...