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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...
Unit 11 Laboratory Assistants Side Letter Agreement
Your Unit 11 Bargaining Team has reached an agreement with CalHR that secures several major wins for our represented employees! Here's what's in our Unit 11 Laboratory Assistants Side Letter Agreement: Lab Assistant Classification Series Update was approved by SPB on...
Policy File, Bylaws, and Ethics Policy
SEIU Local 1000 Policy File SEIU Local 1000 Bylaws (Effective July 1, 2024) - Current SEIU Local 1000 Bylaws (Prior to July 2024) Rules of the Statewide Bargaining Advisory Committee (SBAC) SEIU Code of Ethics & Conflict of Interest Policy
Intersectional Leadership in Action: Local 1000 Amplifies LGBTQ+ Voices at SEIU AFRAM 2025
In April 2025, SEIU Local 1000 Lavender Committee members Jared Reece and Nicole Crist, who also serve as Co-Presidents of the SEIU International Lavender Caucus, were honored to participate in the Intersectionality Leadership Panel at the annual SEIU AFRAM (African...