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Tentative Agreement Reached
The Local 1000 bargaining team has reached an overall Tentative Agreement with the State.
Details of the agreement, including pay increases, changes in working conditions, and benefits, will be released as soon as possible. Our bargaining team is currently hard at work assembling hundreds of individual agreements and preparing the Tentative Agreement for presentation to the membership for ratification.
Highlights From Master Table Bargaining
Wins from the master table: pay raises, hundreds of special salary adjustments, improved health and retirement costs
Early Saturday morning, the SEIU Local 1000 bargaining team reached an overall Tentative Agreement with the State. If ratified, the contract would significantly raise the wage floor for tens of thousands of state workers. It represents the largest three-year contract in Local 1000 history.
Organize Your Own Worksite Picket
The state responded with a counteroffer with a minimal difference, moving from 6% to 7%. We knew this wasn’t going to be easy but nothing worth fighting for comes easy. And so the fight continues!
Our informational picket lines are growing throughout the state. More and more members are stepping up and organizing pickets, or other actions, outside their worksites to make sure the state knows we haven’t given up.
California City Correctional Facility (CAC) Closure
California City Correctional Facility (CAC) is scheduled to close as of March 31, 2024.
Our Union is working on this issue closely and will be sharing additional information as we receive it.
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.”
Bargaining Update July 13, 2023
I wanted to take a minute to provide an update on where we are in our negotiations.
After 14 weeks of negotiations, your bargaining team is still working tirelessly to achieve the best possible deal. This hasn’t been an easy process. Like many of you, I’m frustrated by the State’s offer, but we have continued to move forward and have reached a tentative agreement on key non-economic sections of our contract language. You can read more about our tentative agreement language here.
Unit 1 Bargaining Unit Negotiating Committee (BUNC)
The member-elected Bargaining Unit 01 DBURs and CBURs met on Sunday, February 26, 2023, and elected the following members to serve as the Bargaining Unit Negotiating Committee (BUNC) and Alternate Bargaining Unit Negotiating Committee for the upcoming Contract negotiations with the State.
BUNC Chair: Susan Rodriguez, DLC 746 CBUR, SCIF
BUNC Vice Chair: Michael Ramos, DLC 706 DBUR, CSL
Unit 20 Bargaining Unit Negotiating Committee (BUNC)
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BUNC Chair: Heather Markovich, CDCR CCHCS
BUNC Vice Chair: VACANT
BUNC Alt. Vice Chair: Sarah Cooper, CDCR CCHCS