Eight people detained during union protest at legislative offices in Sacramento
PUBLICATION FOX SACRAMENTOPUBLISHED ON 8.17.23 https://fox40.com/news/california-connection/protest-legislative-building-sacramento-seiu-local-1000/
SEIU Local 1000 Members Are Taking Action to Demand Living Wages
SEIU LOCAL 1000 MEMBERS EMERGENCY ACTION ON AUGUST 16, 2023 It’s unacceptable that State employee wages are so low that we can’t afford to live in California. We provide the essential services that keep our state running. We are not backing down until we win the...
Sacramento City Council members detained amid state worker protest
PUBLICATION KCRAPUBLISHED ON 8.16.23 https://www.kcra.com/article/sacramento-city-council-state-worker-protest/44834269#
‘How can we survive?’: Labor talks worry deaf-school teachers in Fremont
PUBLICATION MERCURY NEWSPUBLISHED ON 8.16.2023 https://www.mercurynews.com/2023/08/16/how-can-we-survive-labor-talks-worry-deaf-school-teachers-in-fremont/
Why California wildfires are getting worse
PUBLICATION CALMATTERSPUBLISHED ON 8.15.2023 https://calmatters.org/newsletters/whatmatters/2023/08/california-wildfires/
Highlights from Unit 20 tentative agreement
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...
Highlights from Unit 17 Tentative Agreement
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...
Using the Media to Spread our Message … and our Demands
As state workers fighting to win a good contract and a livable wage, we’ve used many tools to raise our profile and to make the challenges we face more public. They give resonance and impact to our demands for the State to respect us, protect us, and pay us! Here are...
Member Actions Statewide are Boosting Bargaining Efforts
When we said that member actions were key to winning a good contract …you listened – and responded! Recently, across the state, we’ve held close to 1,000 informational pickets that make our demand to be respected, protected and paid more visible, more impactful. Those...
Winning / Protecting our Members Hard-earned Rights is a Local 1000 Priority
Having a strong union means having the power to protect our rights and enforce our contract, and our online search tool allows our members easy-to-use access to the hundreds of contract articles that govern our wages, benefits, and working conditions. Are you looking...