Oct 13, 2025 | Newsletter Articles
Gi Shin, an Associate Governmental Program Analyst at the Department of Transportation, discovered that she had not been receiving the correct Geographic Pay Differential (GEO) despite being eligible. After reaching out to payroll and investigating the issue, it...
Oct 13, 2025 | Newsletter Articles |
SEIU Local 1000, in partnership with the Department of General Services and Bakersfield College, is proud to announce the graduation for the first cohort of apprentices of the DGS and SEIU Local 1000 Custodian to Office Administration Apprenticeship Program! The first...
Oct 13, 2025 | Newsletter Articles
When Department of Rehabilitation (DOR) employee Billy Bowens received a negative Performance Appraisal that referenced a Letter of Instruction (LOI), he knew something wasn’t right. With SEIU Local 1000 by his side, Billy pushed back. Management had ignored Billy’s...
Jul 28, 2025 | Bargaining Updates - General, Newsletter Articles |
When Governor Newsom and the State Legislature called unions back to the table to help address the state’s budget shortfall, SEIU Local 1000 members sent a clear message: We will not let the state balance the budget on our backs! Thanks to months of tough negotiations...
Jul 28, 2025 | Newsletter Articles
Lisa, a Certified Nursing Assistant at the Department of Veterans Affairs, was shocked to learn that a fraudulent unemployment claim had been filed in her name back in 2021 — using her Social Security number and date of birth. The fraudulent claim interfered with her...
Jul 28, 2025 | Newsletter Articles
When the State gets it wrong, SEIU Local 1000 fights to make it right. In recent months, our union has helped put thousands of dollars back where it belongs — in our members’ pockets. At CHCF, Erica, a Correctional Case Records Analyst, discovered she had been...
