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Telework Update: DIR
On June 8, 2026, SEIU Local 1000 held a meet and confer with the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) regarding the Return-to-Office mandate effective July 1, 2026. The team was able to confirm exemptions for medical or Reasonable Accommodations as well as if an...
Telework Update: DVA
On June 10, 2026, SEIU Local 1000 held a meet and confer with the Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) regarding the Return-to-Office mandate effective July 1, 2026. The team was able to confirm exemptions for medical or Reasonable Accommodations as well as if an...
Telework Update: HCAI
On June 10, 2026 SEIU Local 1000 held a meet and confer with the Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI) regarding the Return-to-Office mandate effective July 1, 2026. The team was able to confirm exemptions for medical or Reasonable Accommodations as...
Telework Update: DGS
On June 4, 2026, SEIU Local 1000 held a meet and confer with the Department of General Services (DGS) regarding the Return to Office mandate effective July 1, 2026. The team was able to confirm exemptions for medical or Reasonable Accommodations, as well as if an...
Telework Update: CUIAB
On June 2, 2026, SEIU Local 1000 held a meet and confer with the California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board (CUIAB) regarding the Return to Office mandate effective July 1, 2026. The team was able to confirm exemptions for medical or Reasonable Accommodations as...
Telework Update: DHCS
On June 11, 2026 SEIU Local 1000 held a meet and confer with the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) regarding the Return-to-Office mandate effective July 1, 2026. The team was able to confirm exemptions for medical or Reasonable Accommodations as well as if an...
JUNETEENTH EVENTS 2026
Juneteenth Is a Day of Freedom. State Workers Deserve Paid Time to Honor It. Make It a Paid State Holiday. Juneteenth reminds us that freedom, justice, and equality are rights that must be continually defended and expanded for all people. As union members, we...
Our Right to Conduct Walkthroughs
When DMV management once again tried to interfere with union activity, our members refused to back down. For years, DMV Labor Relations has attempted to make it harder for our union representatives to conduct walkthroughs and distribute union literature, despite clear...
New Phone System at the California Department of Social Services
Our Union met with the State Friday, May 29, about the Amazon Connect rollout and pushed hard on the issues you’ve been raising. Members reported concerns about increased call demands and availability expectations. The California Department of Social...
Confronting Toxic Behavior in the Workplace
Our member, Jim Lane, a job steward at CalOES, was putting up union flyers one morning when he discovered a few hours later that someone had torn them down. Later that day, as Jim was returning to his office suite with a coworker, he encountered an individual holding...