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Labor Day Picnic in the Park at Fairytale Town – William Land Park
Bring your family, sunblock, and lawn chairs, and enjoy a day of outdoor fun and relaxation. Free for Union members and Family.
Register here.
For more information, contact Teresa at 916.712.1238 or check out https://sacramentoclc.regfox.com/2023-labor-day-picnic
Please wear purple.
Weekly Stewards Call
For any questions or concerns, please email Anica Walls at askanica@seiu1000.org
Action to End Mandatory Overtime!
The SEIU Local 1000 bargaining team is proposing at the master table that the State of California finally puts an end to mandatory overtime for nurses. We all know how dangerous mandatory overtime is for patients and staff, but it’s important that management hears it from all of us! Take 2 minutes and please call/email your Department Head and urge them to support our proposal because we all benefit from a safe working environment.
Use the list below to find who you should contact based on your department:
- Department of State Hospital- Executive Director
- Department of Veteran Affairs- Director of Nursing
- Department of Developmental Services- Executive Director
- California Correctional Health Care Services/CDCR- Your facility’s Chief Nurse Executive
***In order to make sure our message is heard, please remember to be courteous and respectful!
Below is a simple script to use when making your calls or emails:
“My name is _____, and I have been a nurse with the State of California for ___ years. I love my job and take great pride in quality patient care. My coworkers and I sacrificed our health and the health of our families during the pandemic because we knew our work was essential. However, we are now at a breaking point. The high vacancy rate of nurses is putting us ALL at risk once again. The shortage of nurses means we are regularly being expected to work mandatory overtime. Mandatory overtime is unsafe for patients and nurses. Please do the right thing and urge CalHR to accept our proposal to end mandatory overtime for nurses that work for the State of California.”
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Get ready for Labor Day with Local 1000
Labor Day will be here before you know it, and there’s no better way to evoke the true spirit of the day than by celebrating with your fellow Union members and family.
Many of us celebrate Labor Day with festivities very similar to those outlined by the first proposal for a holiday. The prevailing thought was that the day should be observed with a street parade to exhibit “the strength and esprit de corps of the trade and labor organizations” of the community, followed by a festival for the recreation and amusement of the workers and their families.
Local 1000 lets CalHR feel our pain
After months of negotiations, which saw a disinterested State bargaining team fail to address the issues state workers face in their workplaces, we have had enough. Our pickets, a part of our escalating campaign to drive more state workers to events, informational sessions, and strike schools, have brought hundreds of state workers to CalHR’s door to demand a real response to problems they know exist.