Union Update Newsletter
Union Update Newsletter
Union Update, Local 1000’s weekly newsletter, provides members with the latest union news including organizing and enforcement victories, political activities, union campaigns, member profiles and special events.
Union Update
October 31, 2012
No on Prop. 32: Will you help win this election?
No on Proposition 32: Members leading the fight to defeat Prop. 32
Union Update
October 24, 2012
Family members join our fight against Prop. 32
Telephone town hall–Props. 30 & 32
San Quentin State Prison: Stronger together – Prison unions rally against Prop. 32
Bargaining team plans for post-election scenarios
Union Update
October 17, 2012
No on Proposition 32 campaign: 1000 for Local 1000
Has your mail ballot arrived?
Become a volunteer in politics
Legislative Roundup 2012: Important bills signed by governor
CDCR: More cooks in the kitchen
Union Update
October 10, 2012
No on Proposition 32: Let’s make it strike 3
Mary Kay Henry: SEIU international president rallies members
Retirement Security for All: Brown signs retirement savings bill
Has your mail ballot arrived?
Union Update
October 3, 2012
PERB backs up steward in prison grievance
Register to vote–online: Anyone with a driver license can register totally electronically
Fierce legal battle restores member’s job
Know Your Rights – Articles 2.6 & 2.7: Steward and employee time off
Union Update
September 26, 2012
Proposition 32: Newspapers statewide call it ‘a fraud … deceptive … a sham’
Fresno Community Fair & Fundraiser: Strengthening our ties to the community
Union Update
September 19, 2012
Our voice… Our vote… We’re making a difference
Member Profile: From contract employee to activist state worker
Side Letter: Outsourcing – Report on wasteful contracts
Union Update
September 12, 2012
Investing in our future: Unit 4 Upward Mobility informational meetings kickoff statewide
Side Letter: Outsourcing – Report on wasteful contracts
Bargaining Unit 21: Iqbal Badwalz – Proud to participate in democracy
Fresno phone bankers reach out to voters
Union Update
September 5, 2012
Outsourcing plan dropped after member efforts
Equipping our children for success!
Proposition 32: Members start early to reach out to voters
Union Update
August 29, 2012
This Labor Day, we work: We need to tell voters the truth about deceptive Proposition 32
Labor Day: Members celebrate 2012 labor victories
Union Update
August 22, 2012
Proposition 30: Schools & Local Public Safety Protection Act: Revenue measure to help save vital education, public safety programs
Member Strength Corner: Making a difference in our community
Union Update
August 15, 2012
Side letter yields new clout on outsourcing: Outsourcing task force gears up
Proposition 32 “masquerades” as political reform
Union Update
August 8, 2012
Member profile: From steward to supervisor back to steward
Proposition 32: Special exemptions help billionaires but hurt working families
Union Update
August 1, 2012
Proposition 32: It’s not what it seems
Join the tele-town hall on Proposition 32
Non-partisan “good-government” groups call Proposition 32 deceptive
Know Your Rights: Your right to participate in politics
Union Update
July 25, 2012
Homeowner Bill of Rights: Local 1000-backed law aids thousands of homeowners
Exclusive member benefits: Have some summer fun & save some money
Your Union Contract Protections: KNOW YOUR RIGHTS – What to do when your supervisor asks for a meeting
Union Update
July 18, 2012
Fighting outsourcing with a stronger hand
Personal Leave Program: How to use PLP 2012 time
PLP 2012 Key Details
Union Update
July 11, 2012
Members ratify cost saving agreement
Highlights or Ratified Side Letter Agreement
Union Update
June 13, 2012
Calif. primary campaign yields success
CDCR: Union Resource Center wins back pay issue for member
PDD and PLP Days – Time to use them
Union Update
June 6, 2012
Bargaining team prepares for compensation negotiations
California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation: You don’t need to face your boss alone
Retirement Security for all: Private sector workers need retirement help
Union Update
May 30, 2012
Let’s get out and vote!
Member fight leads to back pay
Our right to participate in politics
Union Update
May 23, 2012
Budget reality forces tough decisions
June 5 primary election
PDD and PLP Days – Use them or lose them
Union Update
May 9, 2012
Health happens in the workplace
Dr. Oz Health Tips
National Nurses Week: Nurses honored for accomplishments
Phone Banking, Precinct Walking: Local 1000 members step into action
Union Update
May 2, 2012
Schools and Local Public Safety Protection Act of 2012: Signature success so far
Layoffs Canceled at State Fund
A voice for state workers: Xochitl Paderes
Union Update
April 25, 2012
Schools and Local Public Safety Protection Act: Members sign on for gov’s revenue ballot measure
Our Voices, Our Choices: Take political action now
Member Strength Corner: Never give up, never quit– someone is looking up to you
Union Update
April 18, 2012
Paycheck Deception: Wealthy interests want to silence our voices
Signature gathering campaign for November revenue measure
Voting by mail is quick and easy
Know Your Rights: Your right to participate in politics
Union Update
April 11, 2012
Member Strength Corner: Driven to campaign
Signature gathering campaign for November revenue measure
Remembrance: Member leader passes away
Union Update
April 4, 2012
Sign on for a responsible budget
Member Strength Corner: Fight or Flight?
Department of Mental Health: Members demand to be heard by DMH administration
Union Update
March 28, 2012
Critical Election for State Employees: Elections hold key to power
Politics matters to every state employee
Department of Motor Vehicles: Member action reverses DMV decision
Need a delegate replacement ballot?: Elections continue for CSEA general council & SEIU convention
Union Update
March 14, 2012
All workers deserve a secure retirement
CDCR: Local 1000’s 3-year plan to lead the way with members
Union Update
March 7, 2012
Campaign against outsourcing: State fails to scrutinize private contracts
Member strength corner: Make a difference… Make your voice heard
EDD: Flexing their organizing muscles
Union Update
February 29, 2012
SCIF members statewide give ‘Thumbs Down’ to management
Member Profile: Jim Holverstott – A history of activism
Union Update
February 22, 2012
Call Center: A vital resource for members
Weingarten Rights: A case study – Judge: EDD supervisor violated member’s rights
Union Update
February 15, 2012
Black History Month: Pullman porters used politics, organizing to build a stronger middle class
Member action pays of in CHP dress code win
General Council Delegate Deadline
Union Update
February 8, 2012
Legal victory for non-budget departments
Your voice, your choice: Candidates coming to Local 1000 town halls
DMH: Members fight for rights
Channel 1000 LIVE Town Hall with President Yvonne Walker
Union Update
February 1, 2012
Members quiz legislative hopefuls
Franchise tax board: Victory on stewards’ rights, supervisors to be retrained
Nominations still open for vacant General Council delegates
Union Update
January 25, 2012
New weapon in outsourcing fight
Martin Luther King Jr. honored
Know your rights: Underpaid or Overpaid
Union Update
January 18, 2012
Governor’s budget plan: cuts, consolidations
CDCR: Defending members during realignment
SCIF: Reorganization continues to impact members at trouble department
Union Update
January 11, 2012
Members obtain benefits & protections: Transition plan helps members avoid uncertainty
Member activist passes away: Remembering Leora Hill
Member’s journey: Growing into activism
Union Update
December 19, 2011
Becoming the union the world requires us to be
A new direction launches a crucial mission for Local 1000
Union Update
December 7, 2011
Paycheck Deception: 2012 ballot measure designed to attack workers’ strengths, silence union voices
Local 1000 joins in days of action to ‘Put America Back to Work’
Union Update
November 30, 2011
California’s real pension crisis
History Remembered: 100 years of women’s right to vote
Union Update
November 16, 2011
Members aid national victory for workers rights
National policies have local impacts
Union Update
November 9, 2011
State Fund knew more layoffs were coming
CDCR realignment meetings underway
Members join campaign for jobs, infrastructure investment
Union Update
November 2, 2011
Let’s talk about pensions for all workers
Members energized by Occupy Wall Street movement
Delegate nomination begins
Union Update
October 25, 2011
Fight the power — and win: Three state workers who fought back to keep their homes
Union Update
October 19, 2011
New law closes outsourcing loophole
‘99%’ campaign draws Local 1000 members
Union Update
October 5, 2011
Are you a member?
Union History: 150-year struggle for eight hour day
Know your contract: Premium vs. Regular Holidays
Union Update
September 28, 2011
Outsourcing victories add 70 state jobs
Take Action: Tell Gov. Brown to stop wasteful outsourcing
Mitigation impacts of budget cuts and realignment at CDCR
Union Update
September 21, 2011
2011 Legislative Session: Political activism yields results in Legislature
Member FAQs
Union Update
September 14, 2011
Focus on Representation” Union Resource Center, Legal team combine efforts to protect member rights
Working to mitigate budget impacts
SOLIDARITY: Labor Day 2011
Backpack, computer donations kick-start back to school
Union Update
September 6, 2011
Protect your family’s future from well-funded political attacks
What does the Committee on Political Education do for us?
Bills to fight outsourcing moving to Gov’s desk
Union Update
August 24, 2011
Final push for EDD and outsourcing bills
Collective bargaining and the Dills Act
Know your contract
Union Update
August 17, 2011
Ask Congress: Where are the jobs?
SPB/DPA Merger: Protecting member rights
Member FAQs
Bilbrey wins Special CalPERS Board Election
Adopt-a-school
Union Update
August 10, 2011
Corporations: Pay Up!
More than 20,000 Local 1000 contracts distributed throughout July
Know your rights: What to do when your supervisor asks for a meeting
Union Update
August 3, 2011
Stop the Paycheck “Protection” initiative
Members pressuring congress during August recess
Know your rights: Members’ and stewards’ rights in enforcing our contract
Union Update
July 27, 2011
Big business launches another attack on us
Join the Fight for a Fair Economy
Union Update
July 20, 2011
Politics matter …and pay dividends
CalPERS Special Election ballots due July 28
Union Update
July 13, 2011
Union Power: Bargaining Unit 11 win proves that members in action make a difference
2011-2012 SEIU Scholarship awards
Know your rights: Grievance and arbitration
Union Update
July 6, 2011
Budget: ‘Far from what Californians deserve’
CDE: “We wont hire visiting educators”
Union Update
June 29, 2011
Keeping up the pressure: Local 1000 members calling, precinct walking for a responsible budget
Contracts now available
Union Update
June 22, 2011
Now What: Gov. Jerry Brown vetoes budget proposal
Know your rights: Layoff protections
Union Update
June 08, 2011
Brown proposes SPB-DPA merger
Fight for a Fair Economy heats up
Know you rights: Your union contract protections
Union Update
June 01, 2011
Local 1000 President Walker re-elected
Use the Local 1000 Member Resource Center
Union Update
June 15, 2011
Members fighting for responsible budget solutions
Focus on the Facts: Pension attacks
Know your rights: What to do when your supervisor asks for a meeting
Union Update
May 04, 2011
Legislators: Do the right thing
PLP Days: Are you using them correctly
Local 1000 endorses Michael Bilbrey for CalPERS Special Election
Union Update
April 27, 2011
Members Getting Answers
FAQs: Your new union contract
Article 6: Grievance and Arbitration
Union Update
April 20, 2011
Budget fight-why it matters
Union history: This day in labor history– Ludlow massacre 1914
Special election for CalPERS board: Michael Bilbrey
Union Update
April 13, 2011
Our challenge ahead: avoid deeper cuts
Assembly committee backs contracting bills
Local 1000 election process
Union Update
April 6, 2011
America’s Fight for a Fair Economy starts right here in California
On the front lines of Fight for a Fair Economy
Union Update
Mar. 30, 2011
Members and President Walker join governor in statewide telephone town-hall April 5
Wear red on April 4 for National Day of Action
FAQ’s from Local 1000 Member Resource Center
Union Update
March 23, 2011
State admits that prison teachers are right
100 Years Later: Remembering the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire in New York City
Channel 1000 LIVE on March 24; have lunch with President Walker
Union Update
March 16, 2011
Going to bat for members: Resource Center takes representation to a higher level
Know Your Rights: Steward and employee time off
Union Update
March 9, 2011
It’s not about Wisconsin
Acting locally and thinking nationally: Nikki Linnerman
Union Update
March 2, 2011
Working people fighting back: thousands standing up against threats to wages, benefits
How to request flexible work hours
Union Update
February 23, 2011
Brown drops minimum wage lawsuit
Member profile: John Kern, prison educator works as passionate union activist
Members track & testify on gov’s spending plans
Union Update
Feb. 9, 2011
Top budget priority: protect services and members’ job
SCIF downsizing under scrutiny
FAQ from Local 1000’s Member Resource Center
Channel 1000 LIVE
Legal Update
Union Update
Feb. 2, 2011
PLP/PDD days: Are you using them correctly?
Grievance filed over set-up/shutdown time at EDD offices
Sacramento magazine honors Walker
Union Update
January 19, 2011
Local 1000 joins ‘tough’ open budget process
Building sale fight continues: Local 1000 works to save DGS jobs
Know Your Rights: Layoff protections
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