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Unit 11 Bargaining Team
On April 13, Local 1000 will go to the table with the state to begin bargaining a new contract. The union’s 63 elected member leaders have one goal: to bring the 95,000 state workers we represent the best contract we’ve ever had. Each unit’s bargaining team plays a...
Unit 3 Bargaining Team
The Local 1000 contract expires on July 1, and the entire union is mobilizing, gathering resources and building member power. We begin negotiating with the state in April, so our 63-member bargaining team is in place and deep in preparations, training and strategizing...
Contract enforcement pays off in Unit 11 wins
Local 1000 representation led to two Unit 11 workers receiving thousands of dollars in back pay after the union forced the state to correct errors in wages and benefit deductions. “These wins are another example of the contract enforcement efforts Local 1000 provides...
New law expands role of Unit 3 librarians
Our 2015 legislative agenda—a yearlong effort to make politics matter for our members and all Californians—was capped this week when Gov. Brown signed the Local 1000-supported Senate Bill 343 into law. Titled “CDCR Librarians and Inmate Community College Incentives,”...
Unit 15 custodians use JLMC tool to improve workplace conditions
Bargaining Unit 15 custodians in state buildings around the Capitol have organized to achieve a string of recent improvements in working conditions through their Joint Labor Management Committee (JLMC). “We started the committee last year, and we’ve made real progress...
Recruitment and Retention 5.17.1 Contract Implementation
Unit 1 Recruitment and Retention Committee Recruitment and Retention (R&R) Committee Article 5.17.1 is an important win for SEIU Local 1000 employees represented in Unit 1. The purpose of the language is to provide an...
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Grievance templates
These templates on our website are to assist you with some of the most common issues in the work place. Contact your worksite steward, chief steward, DLC president, or the Local 1000 resource center before filing any grievance with these templates. If you have already...
Unit 21 Bargaining Update for Friday, August 9th, 2019
Local 1000’s Unit 21 reached agreement on 10 “roll-over” contract provisions on Friday, August 9, to close out the remainder of their non-economic proposals. In the process, the bargaining team was able to preserve a number of vital provisions in the current contract...