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Honoring Our Security Guards on National Security Guards Day
To Our Dedicated Security Team, On this National Security Guards Day, your Unit 15 Bargaining Team proudly recognizes and celebrates you—our security guards—whose vigilance, professionalism, and commitment help keep our workplaces safe and secure every day. You...

Protect Patient Safety & RN Leadership at DSH & DDS
Take Action: End the misuse of Psychiatric Technicians as Nursing Coordinators Patient safety and respect for professional licensure are at stake. For too long, the State has assigned Psychiatric Technicians (PTs) to perform supervising duties as Nursing Coordinators...

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Executive Board Position FirstName LastName HomeEmail President Sunday Olowosagba [email protected] Vice President Onyekachi Ogbologu [email protected] DBUR Brad Willis [email protected] DBUR Dorenee Bell [email protected] DBUR Connie Amos...

Special Discounts at Gilroy Gardens Family Theme Park!
Being a union member comes with more than just the power to protect your rights, your pay, and your workplace—it also comes with exclusive perks! This summer, SEIU Local 1000 members can enjoy special discounts at Gilroy Gardens Family Theme Park. Bring your family,...

Unit 15 Upward Mobility Committee Questionnaire
Are you ready to move up, grow your skills, and take your career to the next level? So are we — and we’re fighting to make it happen. The Unit 15 Bargaining Team and the Upward Mobility Committee are gearing up to talk with the State about creating real opportunities...

Labor Day Events – 2025
📅 Mark Your Calendars: Each year on Labor Day, we reflect and celebrate how far working families have come and the contributions organized labor has made to all of our lives. We owe a debt to those who came before us and won retirement security, the eight-hour...

Approved: Analyst Reclassification/Generalist Classification Series Consolidation
Dear Bargaining Unit 1 Employees, On Monday, August 11th, the State Personnel Board (SPB) approved CalHR’s proposal to consolidate multiple department-specific analyst classifications into a single, streamlined “Generalist” classification series. This marks...

Update on Unit 1 Analyst Reclass Agreement
On May 5, 2025, SEIU Local 1000 and CalHR met for a seventh time. After six prior meetings with the State, and multiple rounds of town halls with the membership, we were able to finalize an agreement regarding the Analyst (Generalist) reclassification and...

Out-of-State Healthcare Side Letter Agreement
Greetings Out-of-State Employees! Our Local 1000 Bargaining Team has just reached an agreement with CalHR that secures major wins for our out-of-state employees! Here’s what’s in our Out-of-State Healthcare Side Letter Agreement: State employees who are headquartered...

Staying Safe, Staying United: A Message to Our Fellow CSCs
This past weekend, one of our fellow Correctional Supervising Cooks at the California Institution for Men was attacked by an incarcerated individual. First and foremost, our thoughts are with our colleague and their family. This incident is a sobering reminder of the...