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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...
Global Pride, Local Power: Local 1000 Marches for LGBTQ+ Justice at WorldPride 2025
In June 2025, Nicole Crist and Jared Reece proudly represented SEIU Local 1000’s Lavender Committee at WorldPride 2025, a global gathering of LGBTQ+ communities, activists, and allies. Held in Washington, D.C., WorldPride offered a powerful platform for labor voices...
Building Power Through Pride: Local 1000 Stewards Grow LGBTQ+ Advocacy at Creating Change 2025
Attending Creating Change 2025 empowered our stewards with cutting-edge leadership and advocacy tools tailored for LGBTQ+ workers. With over 3,500 national participants and more than 150 deeply focused workshops, including the Trans Institute, Bi+ Institute, Youth...
Fighting for Justice Beyond the Workplace: Local 1000 at HRC Equality Conference
In June 2025, Nicole Crist and Jared Reece represented SEIU Local 1000’s Lavender Committee at the Human Rights Campaign Equality Conference in Washington, D.C., a premier national gathering for LGBTQ+ policy, advocacy, and leadership development. Their attendance,...
FTB: Enterprise Date to Revenue Project Release 25.3
On July 24, 2025, SEIU Local 1000 met with FTB management to discuss the rollout of the EDR system for the release of version 25.3. Our main concerns in this meeting were: Training, peer group averages, and the impact on the workload due to the new changes. We...
Union Pressure Stops Premature Return-to-Office Policy at CPUC
Earlier this month, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) announced plans to require fully remote employees to return to office two days a week starting September 8. This raised serious concerns with our union, as it directly conflicts with our side letter...
We Won our 3% Raise and Paused RTO
When Governor Newsom and the State Legislature called unions back to the table to help address the state’s budget shortfall, SEIU Local 1000 members sent a clear message: We will not let the state balance the budget on our backs!...
A Fraudulent Claim Blocked Her Benefits — SEIU Local 1000 Fought Back and Won
Lisa, a Certified Nursing Assistant at the Department of Veterans Affairs, was shocked to learn that a fraudulent unemployment claim had been filed in her name back in 2021 — using her Social Security number and date of birth. The fraudulent claim interfered with her...