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Wealthy, White-Majority Board of SEIU Local 1000 Attempts Anti-Minority Coup
Cabal within Largest California Public Labor Union Betrays Members to Fulfill Classist Agenda
SACRAMENTO, CA (October 26, 2021) — Multiple members of the SEIU Local 1000 Board of Directors held an unsanctioned, out-of-order, secret meeting—off the record—on Sunday October 17th, 2021, at the Democratic Party Headquarters in Sacramento, California. The aim of the mostly wealthy, mostly white Board was to relieve Richard Louis Brown, SEIU Local 1000 President, of his powers. The SEIU Local 1000’s own by-laws/policy file explicitly forbid holding executive sessions without the President being present, except in cases where the union president is incapacitated.
SEIU Local 1000 President Richard Louis Responds to Illegal, Improper, and Out of Order” Board Meeting
SACRAMENTO, CA (October 19, 2021) – SEIU Local 1000 President Richard Louis Brown denounced a weekend meeting attended by 34 of the union’s 65 board members, some virtually, at the California Democratic Party Headquarters in Sacramento as “illegal, improper, and out of order.”
SEIU Local 1000 President Hits the Ground Running in First 90 Days in Office
Richard Louis Brown fights to protect represented employee rights against attack
SACRAMENTO, CA (September 28, 2021) — Since taking office on June 30, 2021, SEIU Local 1000 President Richard Louis Brown has spent his first 90 days tirelessly meeting with represented employees about the 10-point plan that enabled his victory and organizing against an imminent threat to California unions authored by Southern California venture capitalist billionaire, Tim Draper.
SEIU Local 1000 Holding Capitol Rally on 8.27 to Stand Up Against Contract
Violations and the Closure of the Lassen County Correctional Center
SACRAMENTO, CA (August 23, 2021) – This Friday, August 27, on the west lawn of the State Capitol, the represented employees of SEIU Local 1000 will stand strong against the Governor’s efforts to ignore and violate their hard-earned contract rights.
At issue is California Governor Gavin Newsom’s late-July unilateral mandate for vaccinations or biweekly COVID testing for all state employees—a change in working conditions that can’t happen without a meet-and-confer with union representatives to negotiate over the impacts of such a change.
SEIU Members Make Key Endorsements:
Re-elect Tony Thurmond as Schools Superintendent, Keep Rob Bonta as Attorney General
Sacramento, CA (June 24, 2021) — The 700,000 member Service Employees International Union (SEIU) California today announced two endorsements in the 2022 primary election for statewide offices. Members of SEIU local unions in California come together with one voice to make endorsements for state offices; SEIU members have come together to decide they will work to re-elect Tony Thurmond as Superintendent of Public Instruction and to elect Attorney General Rob Bonta to another, full term.
SENATE SAYS CALIFORNIA NEEDS OFFICE OF RACIAL EQUITY TO UPROOT GENERATIONS OF STRUCTURAL RACISM, REWRITE POLICIES FOR JUSTICE AND INCLUSION
Sacramento, CA (June 7, 2021) – The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) California released the following statement upon the California State Senate’s approval of SB 17 (Pan), which creates our state’s first Office of Racial Equity, charged with implementing a community-led vision to identify and eliminate racism in state policy and address inequality through state programs. The following may be attributed to Riko Mendez, Chief Elected Officer of SEIU Local 521 and Executive Board member of SEIU California:
ASSEMBLY MOVES TO CURB POLICE VIOLENCE TOWARD PEACEFUL PROTESTORS
Sacramento, CA (June 2, 2021) - The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) California released the following statement upon the California State Assembly’s approval of AB 48 (Gonzalez), which would prohibit the use of kinetic energy projectiles or chemical agents by any law enforcement agency to disperse protests. The following may be attributed to April Verrett, President of SEIU Local 2015 and Executive Board member of SEIU California:
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:
SEIU MEMBERS SUPPORT GOVERNOR’S PROPOSED INVESTMENTS IN SCHOOLS AND YOUTH
Sacramento, CA (May 13, 2021) – SEIU California released the following statement regarding the Governor’s announcement of new investments in schools and youth. The following statement was made by Max Arias, Executive Director of SEIU Local 99 and SEIU California Executive Board Member.
SEIU MEMBERS APPLAUD GOVERNOR GIVING WORKING MOMS & FAMILIES A BREAK
(May 10, 2021) – SEIU California released the following statement today upon the Governor’s announcement of substantial new investments in child care and in in-home caregivers’ opportunities for advancement. The following statement may be attributed to April Verrett, President of SEIU Local 2015 and Executive Board Member of SEIU California.
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE VOTES TO CLOSE RACIAL WEALTH AND FINANCIAL ACCESS GAP, APPROVES BANKCAL, THE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC BANKING OPTION ACT
Sacramento, CA (April 30, 2021) – Today a coalition of nearly 200 racial and economic justice groups, faith-based organizations, businesses, and labor unions celebrated the Assembly Banking and Finance Committee’s approval of the California Public Banking Option Act, AB 1177 (Santiago), also known as BankCal. The landmark legislation provides access to zero-cost, zero-penalty check cashing, direct deposit, automatic bill pay, and debit card accounts to Californians who choose to participate in the program.
ASSEMBLY JUDICIARY COMMITTEE APPROVES FAST FOOD ACCOUNTABILITY AND STANDARDS (FAST) RECOVERY ACT
Fast Food Workers Must be Empowered, Not Exploited
Legislation will Strengthen Workers’ Voices in Workplace Health and Safety Standards
Sacramento, CA (April 28, 2021) – The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) California released the following statement upon the Assembly Judiciary Committee’s approval of the Fast Food Accountability and Standards (FAST) Recovery Act, AB 257 (Gonzalez). This landmark legislation will address long-standing concerns over worker safety and prevent exploitation in the fast food restaurant industry by giving workers the power to help set industry-wide health and safety standards and hold corporations accountable for keeping workers safe.
SEIU’S HENRY: BIDEN’S LABOR TASK FORCE IMPORTANT TOOL TO UNRIG AMERICA’S ECONOMY
San Francisco (April 26, 2021) – Service Employees International Union (SEIU) International President Mary Kay Henry issued the following statement on President Biden’s announcement of a cabinet-level labor task force:
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE EMPOWERS FAST FOOD WORKERS’ VOICES; APPROVES FAST FOOD ACCOUNTABILITY AND STANDARDS (FAST) RECOVERY ACT
Sacramento, CA (April 22, 2021) - The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) California released the following statement upon the Assembly Labor and Employment Committee’s approval of the Fast Food Accountability and Standards (FAST) Recovery Act, AB 257 (Gonzalez). This landmark legislation will address long-standing concerns over worker safety and prevent exploitation in the fast food restaurant industry by giving workers the power to help set industry-wide health and safety standards and hold corporations accountable for keeping workers safe.
SENATE HEALTH COMMITTEE APPROVES ESSENTIAL LEGISLATION TO ENSURE TRANSPARENCY ON NURSING HOME SPENDING
Sacramento, CA (April 22, 2021) - The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) California released the following statement upon the Senate Health Committee’s approval of SB 650 (Stern), which requires nursing homes to file annual consolidated financial statements, giving the State and the public more information on nursing homes, many of which are privately owned by large for-profit chains that utilize increasingly elaborate corporate structures to hide their finances and shield themselves from oversight.
GUILTY VERDICT MARKS A TURNING POINT IN FIGHT FOR JUSTICE, EQUITY
Sacramento, CA (April 20, 2021) – The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) California released the following statement after a jury found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty in the murder of George Floyd. Joseph Bryant, President of SEIU Local 1021 and Executive Board member of SEIU California, said the following:
SEIU’S HENRY: VERDICT WON’T BRING GEORGE HOME OR FIX OUR BROKEN CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM
San Francisco, CA (April 20, 2021) - Service Employees International Union (SEIU) International President Mary Kay Henry issued the following statement after former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of murder for the killing of George Floyd:
SEIU’S HENRY: AMERICAN JOBS PLAN WILL BE A GAME-CHANGER FOR TACKLING RACIAL, ECONOMIC INEQUALITY
Puts care on equal footing with physical infrastructure for first time
San Francisco, CA (March 31, 2021) - Services Employees International Union (SEIU) International President Mary Kay Henry released the following statement applauding inclusion of a landmark investment in caregiving in the American Job Plan President Biden announced today:
SEIU MEMBERS APPLAUD CA SUPREME COURT’S RULING: LOCKING PEOPLE UP BECAUSE THEY CAN’T AFFORD BAIL IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL
Sacramento, CA (March 26, 2021) — The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) California released the following statement from April Verrett, President of SEIU Local 2015 and Executive Board Member of SEIU California, after the California Supreme Court ruled that courts must consider a defendant’s ability to pay before imposing cash bail:
SEIU CA MEMBERS CONGRATULATE XAVIER BECERRA ON CONFIRMATION AS HHS SECRETARY
Sacramento, CA (March 18, 2021) - The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) California released the following statement from Bob Schoonover, President of SEIU California and Executive Director of SEIU Local 721 after the U.S. Senate voted to confirm California Attorney General Xavier Becerra as U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services.