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Eligibility Requirements for Local 1000 Leadership Positions
Local 1000 stewards wishing to nominate for elected leadership positions must meet the following requirements:
Statewide Officers
Member in good standing and an active steward for two years prior
to Jan 2, 2024.
District Labor Council officers/District Bargaining Unit
Representatives /Classification Bargaining Unit
Representatives
Member in good standing and an active steward prior to Jan. 2,
2024.
All positions must also abide by this language outlined
in SEIU Local 1000 Policy File: 12.0.02 (a):
Stewards may run for and hold only one (1) office within Local
1000 at a time
All candidates are expected to abide by the Election Conduct standards set forth in Division 12 of SEIU Local 1000’s Policy File. A copy of those conduct standards can be reviewed here.
Bargaining Unit 4 Upward Mobility Task Force
The Bargaining Unit 4 Upward Mobility Task Force met again on May 7, 2021, to continue the conversations and the work of reviewing the upward mobility program and process and writing recommendations for best practices. This Task Force is a joint partnership between SEIU Local 1000 and the California Department of Human Resources (CalHR) and is a product of Article 5.13.4. of the Master Agreement between SEIU Local 1000 and the State of California (effective 1/1/2020 through 6/30/2023).
Health Facilities Evaluator Nurses
Update from May 17, 2021
Thank you for all your emails and feedback. Please continue sending your questions, comments, and feedback to unit17@seiu1000.org
We read each email and try to respond accordingly in our updates.
On May 14, 2021, we met with John Tong (Labor Relations Specialist, CDPH) and Susan Espinoza (Deputy Director of Human Resources, CDPH) to discuss outstanding Health Facility Evaluator Nurse issues.
EDD Workforce Service Branch Public Counter Reopening Meeting Update
Earlier this week, our Union team held our first discussion with EDD regarding their plan to reopen the public counters for customer appointments at many Workforce Services Branch (WSB) offices statewide. This meeting was an opportunity to address specific concerns that our members have brought up about returning to in-person service.
Covered California (HBEX)
Meet and Confer Update
On Tuesday, April 27, 2021, our Union met with the California Health Benefit Exchange, also known as Covered California (HBEX), to meet and confer over the soon-to-be implemented “Workday,” a Human Capital Management System (HCM) intended to modernize human resources (HR) functions. This system will replace the department’s current paper-driven business processes with automation solutions and system functionality.
Department of State Hospitals (DSH)
Meet & Confer update
On Tuesday, May 4, 2021, SEIU Local 1000 met with the Department of State Hospitals (DSH) to meet and confer over DSH’s application for a permanent exemption to the California Standards for Workplace Violence Prevention in Healthcare, which mandates guidelines for reporting to the Department of Industrial Relations, Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) regarding workplace violence incidences.
EDD Contact Center Training
On May 3, 2021, our Union met with the Employment Development Department (EDD) to meet and confer over the implementation of Phase 1 of the contact center training and quality management tools.
SEIU CALIFORNIA STATE COUNCIL OFFICIALLY ENDORSES NO ON THE RECALL OF GOVERNOR NEWSOM
SEIU CA PRAISES NEWSOM’S STRONG LEADERSHIP & RECORD OF ACCOMPLISHMENT AMID UNPRECEDENTED CHALLENGES
Sacramento, CALIFORNIA (May 26, 2021) – The SEIU California State Council announced today they are NO to the recall of Governor Gavin Newsom.
Bob Schoonover, President of SEIU California and Executive Director of SEIU 721, released the following statement: