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Unit 17 Bargaining News for Friday, April 22
Local 1000’s Unit 17 bargaining team met with state negotiators today, representing the interests of our members who work as Registered Nurses in state service. Today’s meeting was a continuation of yesterday’s work on leaves. We are focusing on health and safety this...

Unit 17 Bargaining News for Thursday, April 21
Local 1000’s Unit 17 bargaining team met with state negotiators today, representing the interests of our members who work as Registered Nurses in state service. Leaves and health and safety—both that of our members and of the people we serve—are the focus this week....

Unit 17 Bargaining News for Tuesday, April 19
Local 1000’s Unit 17 bargaining team met with state negotiators for the first time today, representing the interests of Registered Nurses for the state of California. Our team shared their diverse backgrounds and job experience with the state’s negotiators. The team...

Unit 17 Bargaining News for Monday, April 25
Local 1000’s Unit 17 bargaining team met with state negotiators today, representing the interests of our members who are Registered Nurses. Today’s bargaining session focused on professional development for Unit 17 members. Professional development and career mobility...

Health Facility Evaluator Nurse: First Classification selected by the Bargaining Unit 17 Recruitment and Retention Committee
Bargaining Unit 17 will meet with CalHR in mid-September regarding the recruitment and retention issues in the Health Facility Evaluator (HFEN) classification. Our contract article 5.17.17 affords BU 17 the opportunity to discuss recruitment and retention of six...

First Bargaining Unit 17 JLMC report on Upward Mobility sent to CalHR Director
Bargaining Unit 17’s first Nursing and Upward Mobility Joint Labor Management Committee (JLMC) report was sent to the Director of the California Department of Human Resources (CalHR). A committee of five representatives from SEIU Local 1000 and five from the State of...

Bargaining Unit 17 – Update
Update as of April 6, 2020 We know that you are in a fluid emergency situation, and we thank you for the hard work and sacrifices you make on a daily basis to care for California. We are continuing to advocate for you with the Department about issues that are changing...

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 requesting the Upward...

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 the information...

Bargaining Unit 15 DGS “Office Hours”
Available Meeting Times: 11:00 a.m. – Noon or 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. For any questions or concerns, please contact Tone Valencia, SEIU Local 1000 Organizer, at: 916.717.3317 or email: [email protected] Available Meeting Times: 11:00 a.m. – Noon or 5:00 p.m. –...