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Union Update: September 15, 2023
PUBLISHED ON SEPTEMBER 15, 2023 LAPS training program for Job Stewards accepting applications SEIU Local 1000 Job Stewards are on the front lines for our Union; they organize their fellow members and are our members’ first line of defense when their contract rights...
SEIU Local 1000 Committee on the Future
Nearly a year ago, the Local 1000 Board of Directors undertook a comprehensive effort to work on the future governance structure of our Union. They created the Committee on the Future (COF), a group of nearly two dozen member leaders from across the state...
An Open Letter to our represented employees from your Board Chair, Bill Hall
Next week, your Board of Directors will be voting on changes to our union governance. These changes resulted from a review of our past structural issues and the work done by a committee created by your board to examine how we can better govern ourselves. The...
From the Desk of Local 1000 Board Chair Bill Hall
Leadership Report While the focus of SEIU Local 1000 has shifted to our 2023 Contract Campaign, we must acknowledge California is again at the center of horrific news of workplace violence. We’ll face many challenges this year — a $25 billion budget gap, a State...
Positive Change Is Already Happening
In two recent meetings (July 22 – 23 and July 31), the Board of Directors took steps to ratify several early recommendations from the Local 1000 Committee on the Future. The Board passed two COF motions that will improve our election processes. We will convert to...
Gov. Newsom signs SB148 into law, securing funding for our contract
It’s official — we now have a full-executed contract with the State after Governor Newsom signed the bill (SB148) that funds our compensation and benefits for the next three years. Our bargaining cycle, which began early this year and included town halls, bargaining...
Members vote “Yes” to ratify new contract!
SEIU Local 1000 members have voted overwhelmingly in favor of ratifying the Tentative Agreement (TA) with the State of California. The breakdown by bargaining unit of members that voted ‘Yes’ in person, by mail, or electronically is as follows: Unit 1 - ...
How Does Ratification Work?
The SEIU Local 1000 Statewide Bargaining Advisory Council (SBAC), comprised of more than 150 member-elected bargaining representatives from around the state, has voted to approve sending this Tentative Agreement out to the membership for ratification. Ratification...
Union Update: September 8, 2023
Hispanic Heritage Month: Meet three people who made a difference while building the labor movement There’s a crucial intersection between Hispanic American culture and the labor movement, and it’s an important component of our celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month...
Prison Closure Update – California Correctional Facility Mitigation Continues
As part of the overall closure process for the California City Correctional Facility (CAC), California Correctional Health Care Services (CCHCS) is offering impacted employees in select classifications the ability to affirmatively participate in the mitigation phase...