May 7, 2026 | Bargaining Unit 17 Updates, Bargaining Updates - General |
After officially kicking off bargaining on April 22, 2026, Bargaining Unit 17 (BU 17), representing Registered Nurses, has begun unit-specific negotiations with the State. As one of the largest and most complex units, BU 17 is approaching bargaining with a strategic,... 
Apr 29, 2026 | Bargaining Unit 1 Updates, Bargaining Unit 11 Updates, Bargaining Unit 14 Updates, Bargaining Unit 15 Contract Campaign Updates, Bargaining Unit 15 Updates, Bargaining Unit 17 Updates, Bargaining Unit 20 Updates, Bargaining Unit 21 Updates, Bargaining Unit 3 Updates, Bargaining Unit 4 Updates |
January 14, 2026 Your bargaining team just completed our sunshine meeting with CalHR – our first step on the road to our next contract! In this meeting, we made it clear to CalHR that our goal is to negotiate a fair and equitable contract shaped by our members’... 
Jan 22, 2026 | Bargaining Unit 17 Updates, Bargaining Unit 20 Updates
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... Dec 9, 2025 | Bargaining Unit 17 Updates, Bargaining Unit 20 Updates
SEIU Local 1000 met with the state on December 8, 2025, and, like last month, the state was ill-prepared and didn’t have a counterproposal or anything tangible to offer our union. The state also cancelled our next meeting, which was scheduled for Wednesday, December... Nov 20, 2025 | Bargaining News, Bargaining Unit 17 Updates, Bargaining Unit 20 Updates
SEIU Local 1000 was prepared to meet with the state today, November 20, 2025, but before going to the table, CalHR communicated that they are still working on their response. Both SEIU Local 1000 and the state are currently in the process of reviewing available dates... Nov 19, 2025 | Bargaining News, Bargaining Unit 17 Updates, Bargaining Unit 20 Updates
As part of our “Don’t Let CalHR Silence Us” campaign, we want to update you on one of the most urgent examples of CalHR’s interference happening right now: Mandatory Overtime (MOT). For weeks, we’ve been calling out how CalHR is restricting union rights. They are... 