Unit 15

Allied Service Workers

Who We are

Unit 15 includes civil service custodians who clean various state buildings, laundry workers, supervising cooks, and food services workers in the prisons and other state institutions.

Unit 15 Bargaining Unit Negotiating Committee (BUNC)

Unit 15 CDCR/CCHCS Food Service JLMC Meetinga

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Unit 15 Bargaining Updates

A Message from the Bargaining Unit 15 Chair

A Message from the Bargaining Unit 15 Chair

We are pleased to announce that the elections for Bargaining Unit 15 have been successfully completed. We are excited to welcome some new members to our bargaining team. Their fresh perspectives and insights will be invaluable as we continue to...

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Bargaining Unit 15 Upward Mobility Action

Bargaining Unit 15 Upward Mobility Action

Put pressure on the state and send an email to your supervisor requesting the Upward Mobility Program. Click here to download a SAMPLE email you can send.    Put pressure on the state and send an email to your supervisor...

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Bargaining Unit 15 – DGS Custodians

Bargaining Unit 15 – DGS Custodians

SEIU Local 1000 Bargaining Unit 15 has been in communication with the Department of General Services (DGS) to understand the department’s policies in response to the Corvid-19 crisis and its impact on our Custodian workforce.  Please check out...

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Unit 15 Bargaining Team

Unit 15 Bargaining Team

Stronger Together Bargaining with the state is set to begin on 
April 13th.  Our bargaining team is preparing for negotiations, supported by Local 1000’s Research, Field and Contract Departments, to gather input from members, organize worksite...

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Bargaining Unit 15 Recap: Monday, June 19, 2023

Bargaining Unit 15 Recap: Monday, June 19, 2023

With a short ten days remaining until our current contract expires, our Unit 15 team reports some additional engagement by the State’s negotiating team—but not enough, and no real progress on the key economic issues identified by the Allied Service...

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Bargaining Unit 15 Recap: Monday, June 12, 2023

Bargaining Unit 15 Recap: Monday, June 12, 2023

There was some movement at the Unit 15 bargaining table today as the State negotiators broke their own logjam and provided some incremental responses to our proposals. “We think the State heard our frustration, and while we didn’t reach any...

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Bargaining Unit 15 Recap: Monday, June 5, 2023

Bargaining Unit 15 Recap: Monday, June 5, 2023

Unit 15 continues to press the State to advance the economics and working conditions of our Allied Service workers. While we made some important progress today, there remain more than 10 proposals still awaiting any kind of response from the State....

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Bargaining Unit 15 Recap: Monday, May 22, 2023

Bargaining Unit 15 Recap: Monday, May 22, 2023

After consulting with their Master Table bargaining team colleagues last week, the Bargaining Unit 15 team met with the State for the fifth time to work on pass backs and hear counter offers on proposals the team has brought to the State in...

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Bargaining Unit 15 Recap: Monday, May 15, 2023

Bargaining Unit 15 Recap: Monday, May 15, 2023

Bargaining Unit 15, representing allied service workers from across the state, returned to the table today with the State to reiterate the importance of maintaining a high level of health and safety for our incarcerated population as well as the...

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Bargaining Unit 15 Recap: Monday, May 8, 2023

Bargaining Unit 15 Recap: Monday, May 8, 2023

The Bargaining Unit 15 Negotiating Committee returned to the bargaining table on Monday, May 8, 2023, to demand the State of California respect, protect, and pay our allied service workers. The debate was lively—and productive—as the team proposed...

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Bargaining Unit 15 Recap: Monday, May 1, 2023

Bargaining Unit 15 Recap: Monday, May 1, 2023

On Monday, May 1, 2023, the Unit 15 Bargaining team once again met with the State in an effort to get the 4,500+ hard-working SEIU Local 1000 allied service workers across California the respect, workplace protection, and pay they deserve. The team...

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Bargaining Unit 15 Recap: Monday, April 24, 2023

Bargaining Unit 15 Recap: Monday, April 24, 2023

The Unit 15 Bargaining team, led by Chair Eric Murray, once again met with the State on Monday, April 24. It was a difficult but productive day for the team, which signed seven Tentative Agreements (TAs) and presented numerous high priority...

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Bargaining Unit 15 Recap: Monday, April 17, 2023

Bargaining Unit 15 Recap: Monday, April 17, 2023

On Monday, April 17, Bargaining Unit 15 met with State for the first time in 2023 to lift up the concerns of over 4,500 allied service workers across the state. The inaugural session was led by Bargaining Unit 15 Chair Eric Murray, who opened by...

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