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SEIU’S HENRY: BIDEN COVID PLAN SHOW BOLD LEADERSHIP FOR WORKING FAMILIES
Addresses immediate needs while setting the stage for long-term recovery
San Francisco, CA (January 14, 2021) – Service Employees International Union (SEIU) International President Mary Kay Henry released the following statement tonight in support of President-Elect Joe Biden’s proposal to beat COVID-19, and invest in jobs and working people:
BUDGET MITIGATES THE WORST SHORT-TERM DESPAIR, FALLS SHORT OF BROAD-BASED RECOVERY AND EQUITY
Sacramento, CA (January 9, 2021) – The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) California released the following statement today from April Verrett, President of SEIU Local 2015 and SEIU California Executive Board Member, on Governor Newsom’s 2021-22 budget proposal:
ESSENTIAL WORKERS CELEBRATE TWO US SENATE VICTORIES IN GEORGIA
Record breaking turnout across the state by Black, Latinx, AAPI voters delivered a win in electing progressives to the US Senate who will fight for workers’ rights and justice
Historic field operation, led by grassroots organizations in Georgia, delivered victories
SEIU Essential Workers showed up and got out the vote for Rev. Warnock and Jon Ossoff in the Georgia run-off elections
Atlanta, GA (January 6, 2021) – In coalition with partners across the state, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) members and the Fight for $15 and a Union workers
SEIU MEMBERS PRAISE SELECTION OF XAVIER BECERRA FOR HHS SECRETARY
Sacramento, CA (December 11, 2020)—The Service Employees’ International Union (SEIU) California released the following statement from Bob Schoonover, President of SEIU California and SEIU Local 721, today:
AFTER NARROW LOSS IN TRANSFORMING CA’S CORPORATE PROPERTY TAX SYSTEM, SEIU MEMBERS VOW TO CONTINUE EFFORT TO REBALANCE ECONOMY, PUTTING PEOPLE, KIDS, & WORKING FAMILIES ABOVE CORPORATE PROFIT & BILLIONAIRES’ WEALTH
Sacramento, CA (November 11, 2020) — The 700,000 members of the Service Employees’ International Union (SEIU) in California acknowledged disappointment with the narrow defeat of Prop. 15, which would have required corporations to pay property taxes on the fair market value of their property, but vowed to continue efforts to better fund our communities and schools and fight the pandemic and inequality so that California can come back stronger and better.
SEIU CALIFORNIA MEMBERS CELEBRATE WORKERS’ ROLE IN HISTORIC ELECTION VICTORY FOR JUSTICE, INCLUSION & EQUITABLE PANDEMIC RECOVERY
California Members’ Investment in Latino Outreach Proved Pivotal in Turning Arizona Blue
Sacramento, CA (November 9, 2020) — The 700,000 members of the Service Employees’ International Union (SEIU) in California today joined the millions of SEIU members across the country in celebrating the election of Joe Biden as President of the United States and Kamala Harris as the Black, South Asian woman elected on a presidential ticket.
ELECTION OF DAVE MIN GROWS WORKING FAMILY MAJORITY IN CALIFORNIA STATE SENATE
Sacramento, CA (November 9, 2020) — The 700,000 members of the Service Employees’ International Union (SEIU) in California today celebrated victory in a key legislative race that will help expand a working family majority in the California State Senate - the election of Dave Min in SD 37. SEIU California members worked tirelessly through phone banks and text banks to ensure Senator-elect Min was elected to be a champion for working families in California.
AFTER TRUMP ABANDONS TALKS ON COVID-19 RELIEF, SEIU CALIFORNIA SAYS TAXING THE WEALTHY REMAINS ONLY PATH TO EQUITABLE RECOVERY
Cuts will widen inequality fueled by recession & COVID-19, especially in communities of color
Sacramento, CA (October 6, 2020) — After President Donald Trump walked away from negotiations today for federal stimulus and relief from COVID-19 and after spending months raising the urgent economic, racial, and social justice needs that require state leaders to secure new revenue, SEIU California reiterated to state leaders the need to mitigate billions in trigger cuts coming to the state budget later this month by taxing California’s wealthiest residents.
ESSENTIAL LEGISLATION ENSURES WORKERS CAN ACCESS JUSTICE
Sacramento, CA (September 30, 2020) — Today, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) California applauded Governor Gavin Newsom for signing AB 1947 by Assemblymember Ash Kalra (D-San Jose) into law. AB 1947 was a piece of priority legislation for the union that will extend the time that workers have to file a claim with the California Labor Commissioner if their employer retaliates against them for exercising their workplace rights.
GOV. NEWSOM SIGNATURE HELPS PREVENT PANDEMIC WAGE THEFT
Sacramento, CA (September 30, 2020) — Today, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) California applauded Governor Gavin Newsom for signing AB 3075 by Assemblymember Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego) into law. AB 3075 was a piece of priority legislation for the union that will prevent companies from exploiting the global pandemic to cheat their workers by reopening under a different name to avoid paying wages they owe their employees.