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Legislative Affairs
Guided by ethical and union principles, the Legislative department gives Local 1000 members a voice in the state Legislature. Year round, this team builds strong relationships in the political arena, ensuring that members have access to the Capitol where laws are made that affect their lives. With the help of members, the Legislative department finds creative solutions to state problems–that will ultimately improve quality of life for all Californians.
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Members Run the Union
You and your fellow members elect the leadership of Local 1000, who determine the strategy and set the policies and budget that governs all union activity. Through popular vote, we choose four statewide officers and more than 150 regional officers. Your contract is also negotiated by elected members–more than 60 members of the bargaining committee, supported by 250 district bargaining representatives.
All members vote to accept or reject their contracts, which include decisions on:
Union Resource Center
For membership questions, work site issues, or union activities, this state-of-the-art call center offers you a direct connection to Local 1000 information.
866.471.SEIU (7348)
Research
Local 1000’s Research Department offers a broadly talented resource that parallels the diversity of issues confronting a public sector union of our size. The department’s research combats state efforts to outsource jobs and reduce hard-won benefits. Researchers also provide critical information for bargaining and campaigns, and analyze proposed legislation. Our staff reaches beyond the traditional scope of union research to initiate policy studies and investigate the merits of innovations such as performance-based budgeting.
About Local 1000
Local 1000 of the Service Employees International Union is a united front of 96,000 working people employed by the State of California, making Local 1000 the largest public sector union in California and one of the largest in the country.
Statewide Field
The Mission of the Field
Achieve our Real Time Strategic Change Goals by empowering state employees to win social and economic improvements through relational organizing to 1.) Identify, recruit and develop worksite leaders and activists, 2). Champion broadly and deeply felt issues and 3). Organize self-sustaining structures that wield power and unite members in struggle to win.
Legal
Our in-house staff of labor law specialists includes eleven staff and senior attorneys, our Chief Counsel and eight legal support professionals. SEIU Local 1000 enjoys the largest and most diverse in-house legal department in the state of California. Seven attorneys are located in Sacramento-the rest work in local area offices to better serve members’ needs.
Political
The Political department leads political trainings, organizes candidate town halls and member involvement, facilitates precinct walks and election phone banks, creates teams for state Capitol and district lobby visits, and empowers Local 1000 members to get involved in the political process at local and state levels.
Additionally, we look for ways members can strengthen communities through public service projects such as Habitat for Humanity, cultural events, and environmental issues.
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