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Advancing Access and Equity: Honoring National Disability Employment Awareness Month
In October, Americans observe National Disability Employment Awareness Month by paying tribute to the accomplishments of the men and women with disabilities whose work helps keep the nation’s economy strong and by reaffirming their commitment to ensure equal...
Closure Update: LVN Classification added to CAC closure mitigation
We recently learned from CCHCS that they have expanded their In-County mitigation process related to the closure of CAC to include employees in the LVN classification. Inclusion of LVNs in this process means that the LVN classification will not be part of the layoff...
From the Desk of Board Chair Bill Hall
In September, we won a new, three-year contract that puts more money in our pocket, improves our working conditions, and preserves our benefits. Many of our members are asking how the contract affects them, when do the raises, the salary adjustments, the uniform...
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Union Update: October 6, 2023
Know Your Rights: Holiday Leaves
Your SEIU Local 1000 Union contract contains hundreds of articles governing your hard-earned rights, including wages, benefits, and working conditions. This overview explains how our 96,000 represented state workers are entitled to 11 observed holidays and how you’re paid for those holidays, should you be required to work on one of those days.
Premium Holidays
Employees who work any of these six holidays will be paid at 1.5 times their regular rate of pay, and will also earn up to 8 hours of holiday credit.
Union Update: October 6, 2023
PUBLISHED ON OCTOBER 6, 2023 Your new contract makes your commute on public transit free, statewideIn Sacramento, we’re partnering with SacRT to make access easier. If you’re one of the represented employees of SEIU Local 1000 who rely on public transit to get to...
Your new contract makes your commute on public transit free, statewide
In Sacramento, we’re partnering with SacRT to make access easier. If you’re one of the represented employees of SEIU Local 1000 who rely on public transit to get to work, your commute can now be free! All 96,000 of our represented employees who use the bus, the train,...
Job Steward training scheduled for our new contract
Just a month ago, our hard-won Tentative Agreement became law. Now, it’s the contract that will govern our wages, benefits, and working conditions for the next three years. What’s next: implementation and enforcement, and we start with comprehensive training of the...
Meet California’s newest Senator – Laphonza Butler
There’s new, labor-friendly leadership representing California, as Gov. Newsom on Monday appointed Laphonza Butler to fill the U.S. Senate seat of the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein. Butler was sworn into office by Vice President Kamala Harris, who is yet another national...