| Wins from the master table. Pay raises, Hundreds of Special Salary Adjustments, Improved Health and Retirement Costs Early Saturday morning, the SEIU Local 1000 bargaining team reached an overall Tentative Agreement with the State. If ratified, the contract would significantly raise the wage floor for tens of thousands of state workers. It represents the largest three-year contract in Local 1000 history “This agreement reflects our best efforts to respond to the priorities our members identified in town halls and bargaining surveys,” said Irene Green, Local 1000 Vice President for Bargaining. “In many ways, we’ve been able to achieve the respect, the protection, and the pay that we’ve been fighting for. ” Over the past four months, our team bargained at the master table on issues that impact all our represented employees. Our nine bargaining units also negotiated with the State at separate tables, focused on unit-specific issues This email summary shares highlights from the master table; we’ll also be emailing unit-specific recaps. During the ratification process, you’ll be able to read and learn more detail about the Tentative Agreement. Besides email, we’ll be posting information about our Tentative Agreement on our Contract Action Center page Here are some key contract provisions we achieved for our members Our new agreement impacts our represented employees in a number of ways. We negotiated a retroactive pay raise for all employees, won retroactive special salary adjustments for more than 300 job classifications, maintained the healthcare stipend with no expiration date, reduced the pre-retirement (OPEB) funding, secured a health facility retention payment, and added, changed, or preserved a number of skill-based differentials, allowances, and other reimbursements that factor into our state income. Our general salary increase, our wage equity increase, and our unit-based Special Salary Adjustments are retroactive to July 1, 2023 Our general salary increase is 10% A 4% wage equity adjustment provides fair wages for low-wage workers Special Salary Adjustments of 5% or more for 170 additional classifications We won a 0. 5% reduction of our pre-retirement (OPEB) contribution The Supplemental Health Benefits Contribution maintains our health care stipend The Health Care Facility Retention Payment will be paid at three levels to eligible employees who worked onsite or provided in-person services more than 50% of the time during the pandemic. $1450 for employees working at a correctional facility, correctional health facility, state hospital, veteran’s home, and/or developmental services facility; a $1000 payment for CDPH employees in nine classifications; and a $625 payment for state special schools employees Here are some more highlights from our Tentative Agreement The Uniform Replacement Allowance (12. 11) increased to $650 from $450 The new ASL Proficiency Bonus (11. XX) creates a new incentive (up to $1500) for achieving higher levels of sign language skills We improved the Out-of-State Supplemental Health Care Program (9. 4) by increasing the overall amounts, with additional adjustments based on plan party code (i. e. , single, dependent, and family plans) Our Business and Travel Reimbursement Program (12. 1) requires the State to use the federal standard rates for meals, lodging, and incidentals established by the General Services Administration, resulting in increased reimbursements for our members We’ve strengthened the language in our Dignity Clause (5. 11) to include “human dignity, courtesy, and respect. ” In a similar fashion, we improved the Workplace Violence and Bullying Prevention Program (10. 21) to include the Government Code definition of “abusive conduct. ” We doubled the number of hours (from 8 to 16/month) available for the Personal Leave Program (PLP) – Voluntary (Excludes Unit 21) Improvements made in Bereavement Leave (8. 3) expand eligibility to more of our represented employees when they experience a loss in the family We won additional safety protocols for our represented employees by placing an approved receptacle for syringes, blades, and the like in state restrooms with 10. XX Sharps Disposal What happens next? To become a contract, our Tentative Agreement must go through a number of steps in order to become law and the document that governs our working relationship with the State. Those steps include approval by the Statewide Bargaining Advisory Committee, a ratification vote by Local 1000 membership, legislative approval, and the Governor’s signature. Click here to read more details about the steps we’ll be taking Local 1000 Reaches Contract Agreement with the State. Tentative Contract Agreement ReachedEarly Saturday morning, the Local 1000 bargaining team reached an overall tentative agreement with the state “This agreement reflects our best efforts to respond to the priorities our members identified in town halls and bargaining surveys,” said Irene Green, Local 1000 Vice President of Bargaining. “In many ways, we’ve been able to achieve the respect, the protection, and the pay that we’ve been fighting for. ” Details of the agreement—pay increases, changes in working conditions, and benefits—will be released as our bargaining team works to assemble literally hundreds of individual agreements and prepares for presenting the tentative agreement to the membership for ratification Look for bargaining updates over the next handful of days with details on economics and other key provisions of the new deal. You can also find them posted on our Contract Action Center page What happens next? To become a contract, our tentative agreement must go through a number of steps in order to become law and the document that governs our working relationship with the state. We’ve described the process, below, but firm dates for these steps won’t be finalized for a few days Over the next few days, our bargaining team will assemble the hundreds of contract sections we’ve reached agreement on, and create a document for final review by the 60+ members of our Statewide Bargaining Advisory Council (SBAC) Next, the SBAC will meet in an emergency session to review the tentative agreement and vote on their approval to send it to the membership for ratification Ratification voting will take place after SBAC’s approval. Immediately thereafter, votes are counted and, if the membership ratifies the tentative agreement, it moves to the California legislature, where it’s reviewed, voted on, and then sent to the Governor for his signature Click here to read all the recaps of bargaining activity Member protests, and arrests, drive State back to the bargaining table. Emergency rally shows the State we want a contract … nowAfter State negotiators called a three-day “blackout” of bargaining activity earlier this week, a strong member protest in Sacramento Wednesday demonstrated our resolve to win a good contract and drove the State back to the table in just one day This is what it takes to win. The State has heard us loud and clear While hundreds of members were on hand to make our demands visible, we were joined by leaders from unions across California, as well as community leaders and elected officials, all allies in the fight for a livable wage Eight protestors were arrested for civil disobedience as they stood strong against the unfair treatment state workers have seen from the Governor’s bargaining team
Television and print media covered the event, acting as a force multiplier to get our message of Respect Us. Protect Us. Pay Us. out to the people we serve. Click the links below to watch and read Yesterday’s coverage on TV. KCRA-TV and KTXL Fox40 Bargaining Update Our bargaining team was back at the table today, working on a range of issues that affect all our represented members, key among them, a general salary increase and the health care stipend. There’s more. We’re continuing to evaluate the State’s response to our requests for Special Salary Adjustments, for skill-based differentials, recruitment and retention pay, and other reimbursements and allowances We’re pressing the State to resolve our negotiations positively — and quickly. Toward that goal, we’re literally meeting throughout the day and night. When there’s activity at the table, we’ll email and post the results, often on the same day. Click here to read all the recaps of bargaining activity News from the bargaining table. More economic progress. Negotiations sharply focused on economicsOur bargaining team has, over two marathon sessions on Sunday and Monday, continued their work with State negotiators, primarily on economic issues. We’re working on a range of issues that affect all our represented members, key among them, a general salary increase and the health care stipend. There’s more. we’re continuing to evaluate the State’s response to our requests for Special Salary Adjustments, skill-based differentials, recruitment and retention pay, and other reimbursements and allowances Remember, in order to reach an overall Tentative Agreement, each one of literally hundreds of contract sections have to be reviewed and agreed to by both parties. This includes what’s now become a long list of improvements to working conditions as well as improvements in our pay We’re pressing the State to resolve our negotiations positively – and quickly. Towards that goal, we’re literally meeting throughout the day and night, nearly around the clock. When there’s activity at the table, we’ll email and post the results, often on the same day. Click here to read all the recaps of bargaining activity On Wednesday, August 16, Local 1000 members are taking emergency action to demand living wages We provide the essential services that keep our state running. We are not backing down until we win the livable wages our families need. The State of California must act now to pay its essential state workers for the important work we do. When. Wednesday, August 16, 2023 REGISTER HERE Weekend bargaining news. more economics, more agreements. Saturday bargaining session brings more money talk, new agreementsBack at the table for a Saturday session, our bargaining team’s efforts focused largely on the State’s new willingness to discuss the economic aspects of our contract. We’re reporting today on key activity, but the teams are exchanging proposals and counterproposals and engaging in fruitful discussions in a mutual effort to bring home a good contract Today, the State provided a response to our request for Special Salary Adjustments, and now the big task of careful review and analysis falls to each of the nine bargaining unit teams as well as the overall bargaining team On Friday, we reported an agreement that reduces pre-retirement (OPEB) contribution by a half-percent, down to 3%. We received two offers that are being reviewed. an 8% general salary increase over three years, and a salary adjustment for close to 170 of the lowest-paid classifications that ensures those working in those jobs stay ahead of the current minimum wage We reached tentative agreement with the State on 4 contract sections
You can read more about this and all of our current contract sections in our online, mobile-friendly search tool We’ll be back at the master table Sunday, August 13. Unit-specific bargaining sessions are being scheduled on a day-to-day basis. When there’s activity at the table, we’ll email and post the results, often on the same day. Click here to read all the recaps of bargaining activity It’s important that we all step up to support the efforts of the bargaining team. Across the state, we’re escalating our actions to make our demand to be respected, protected, and paid more visible – and more impactful On Wednesday, August 16, Local 1000 members are taking emergency action to demand living wages It’s unacceptable that state employee wages are so low that we can’t afford to live in California We provide the essential services that keep our state running. We are not backing down until we win the livable wages our families need Time is running out. The State of California must act now to pay its essential state workers for the important work we do. Join union members and community allies to demand livable wages NOW When. Wednesday, August 16, 2023 REGISTER HERE Can’t join us in Sacramento? Check here for other pickets and actions organized by members across California. Bargaining update. State beginning to move on economics, OPEB reduced. OPEB contribution reduced as State shows movement on economicsWe’re reporting a big win for our members tonight. a reduction of pre-retirement (OPEB) contribution to 3%, a half-point drop than was called for in our previous contract. The agreement breaks the logjam of unanswered proposals waiting for response The agreement came at the end of a nine-hour bargaining session. Our master table bargaining team also received two new offers – one on our general salary increase; the other, a special salary adjustment for our lowest-paid classifications The state’s new proposal. an 8% pay increase, paid 3% upon ratification, 2. 5% in 2024, and another 2. 5% in 2025 “While this offer does not meet our goals, it fuels our optimism that we can work together to achieve an increase that respects us and the work we do,” said Irene Green, our Vice President for Bargaining. “We’re seeing the effects of our pressure at the table and the benefits of the collective action of members across the state. ” In our last contract, we won a minimum-salary guarantee of $15/hour for close to 170 of the lowest-paid classifications. Today’s offer from the State is a special salary adjustment that ensures those working in those jobs stay ahead of the prevailing minimum wage There was more progress today. We reached tentative agreement with the State on the following contract sections
You can read more about this and all of our current contract sections in our online, mobile-friendly search tool We’ll be back at the master table this weekend, August 12 and 13. Unit-specific bargaining sessions are being scheduled on a day-to-day basis. When there’s activity at the table, we’ll email and post the results, often on the same day. Click here to read all the recaps of bargaining activity It’s important that we all step up to support the efforts of our bargaining team. Across the state, we’re escalating our actions to make our demand to be respected, protected, and paid more visible – and more impactful On Wednesday, August 16, Local 1000 members are taking emergency action to demand living wages It’s unacceptable that state employee wages are so low that we can’t afford to live in California We provide the essential services that keep our state running. We are not backing down until we win the livable wages our families need When. Wednesday, August 16, 2023 REGISTER HERE Can’t join us in Sacramento? Check here for other pickets and actions organized by members across California. Master Table Bargaining Summary. August 10, 2023Thursday’s Master Table bargaining session was productive, as the State showed some signs of movement. We reached agreement on 11 different contract sections and side letters and will return to the table today (Friday) as well as this weekend There’s a theme to many of Thursday’s agreements that govern and protect our ability to do the work of the union in and out of the workplace. They are “core” rights that allow us to meet with, organize, and represent our members. These rollover agreements preserve our rights in this area
You can read more about this and all of our current contract sections in our online, mobile-friendly search tool We’ll be back at the master table this weekend, August 12 and 13. Unit-specific bargaining sessions are being scheduled on a day-to-day basis. When there’s activity at the table, we’ll email and post the results, often on the same day. Click here to read all the recaps of bargaining activity It’s important that we all step up to support the efforts of the bargaining team. Across the state, we’re escalating our actions to make our demand to be respected, protected, and paid more visible – and more impactful On Wednesday, August 16, Local 1000 members are taking emergency action to demand living wages It’s unacceptable that state employee wages are so low that we can’t afford to live in California We provide the essential services that keep our state running. We are not backing down until we win the livable wages our families need Time is running out. The State of California must act now to pay its essential state workers for the important work we do. Join union members and community allies to demand livable wages NOW When. Wednesday, August 16, 2023 REGISTER HERE Can’t join us in Sacramento? Check here for other pickets and actions organized by members across California. Master Table Bargaining Summary. August 9, 2023Our bargaining team met again with State negotiators today and continued their efforts to bring home a good contract. Today, with just one tentative agreement reached, our progress is slow. Our team is frustrated by unreasonable delays. we’re awaiting a response from the State on 36 different proposals “We are more than confused by the State’s behavior, by their refusal to respond in a reasonable time frame to our proposals,” said Irene Green, Vice President for Bargaining. “Some of our proposals were made more than a month ago, and our team—and the members of Local 1000—are waiting. ” Without responses, we can’t bargain on those issues, can’t reach an agreement, can’t move closer towards reaching an overall tentative agreement and a contract that respects us, protects us, and pays us. Master table bargaining resumes again tomorrow Only one tentative agreement was reached today; it’s a rollover of 11. 16 Geographic Pay Differential. We won GeoPay three years ago in our last contract campaign, and it continues an important differential for our represented employees in Orange, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz, and San Luis Obispo. You can read more about this and all of our current contract sections in our online, mobile-friendly search tool We’re scheduled to return to the master table again on Thursday, August 10, and Friday, August 11. Unit-specific bargaining sessions are being scheduled on a day-to-day basis. When there’s activity at the table, we’ll email and post the results, often on the same day. Click here to read all the recaps of bargaining activity As Local 1000 works to bargain a successful contract, we’ve escalated our actions to make our demand to be respected, protected, and paid more visible – and more impactful On Wednesday, August 16, Local 1000 members are taking emergency action to demand living wages It’s unacceptable that state employee wages are so low that we can’t afford to live in California We provide the essential services that keep our state running. We are not backing down until we win the livable wages our families need When. Wednesday, August 16, 2023 REGISTER HERE Can’t join us in Sacramento? Check here for other pickets and actions organized by members across California. Master Table Bargaining Summary. Monday, August 7, 2023Today, our bargaining team met with the State at the master table in their continuing effort to advance our represented employees and to bring home a good contract. Tentative agreement was reached on four different contract sections Four master table bargaining sessions are scheduled for this week. You’ll recall that, on Friday, August 4, we responded to the State’s lowball offer by standing firm with our proposal for an 18. 75% general salary increase over the next three years. It’s now up to the state to respond Our bargaining team is feeling the support of our represented employees in the field, as they see and hear reports of informational pickets happening across the state. To do your part and make our demand for respect and pay, read on … Here are the four agreements we reached with the State today; each of them is rollover language from previous contract wins that continue our rights for an additional three years
You can read more about these and all of our current contract sections in our online, mobile-friendly search tool While unit-specific bargaining sessions are being scheduled on a day-to-day basis, we’ll return to the master table again on Wednesday, August 9. On Tuesday, Units 17 and 20 return to the mandatory overtime side table. When there’s activity at the table, we’ll email and post the results, often on the same day. Click here to read all the recaps of bargaining activity As Local 1000 works to bargain a successful contract, we’ve escalated our actions to make our demand to be respected, protected, and paid We’ve also launched the Local 1000 Hot Union Summer Pickets Campaign, with a target of 1,000 informational pickets at worksites across the state. They’re happening every day, and here’s how you can take part in the fight Join your fellow SEIU Local 1000 members to show support for bargaining by hosting or participating in an informational picket at your worksite. Help us win a good contract, and help us reach our goal of 1,000 Pickets by August 14. Click here for more information or to start your own informational picket. For a list of upcoming pickets throughout California, please click here. Master Table Bargaining Summary. August 4, 2023The SEIU Local 1000 bargaining team has been working tirelessly to negotiate a fair contract for our represented workers, and those efforts were directly reflected in their actions today. In our fourth master table bargaining session this week, our team heard the calls of our members and held firm by passing our demand for a general salary increase of 18. 75% over three years back to the State The team also reached agreement on no less than 12 separate contract sections. This is of vital importance, as each of our hundreds of previous contract agreements must be reviewed and agreed upon once again, to ensure that our hard-earned rights remain strong Among the notable agreements settled today was 10. xx – Sharps Disposal. “The 10. xx – Sharps Disposal tentative agreement is a huge win for our workers and our fellow Californians,” said Eric Murray, Bargaining Unit 15 Chair. “We’ve been talking to the State for years about the need for this basic safety item to protect everyone that frequents state sites. This especially applies to our custodial workers, who often have to clean up dirty needles that have not been properly disposed. With the implementation of this article, the State will now be required to provide sharps containers in restrooms. ” The entire list of sections we reached agreement on today are as follows
You can read more about these and all of our current contract sections in our online, mobile-friendly search tool While unit-specific bargaining sessions are being scheduled on a day-to-day basis, we’ll return to the master table on Monday, August 7. When there’s activity at the table, we’ll email and post the results, often on the same day. Click here to read all the recaps of bargaining activity As Local 1000 works to bargain a successful contract, we’ve escalated our actions to make our demand to be respected, protected, and paid We’ve also launched the Local 1000 Hot Union Summer Pickets Campaign, with a target of 1,000 informational pickets at worksites across the state. They’re happening every day, and here’s how you can help Join your fellow SEIU Local 1000 members to show support for bargaining by hosting or participating in an informational picket at your worksite. Help us win a good contract, and help us reach our goal of 1,000 Pickets by August 14. Click here for more information or to start your own informational picket. For a list of upcoming pickets throughout California, please click here. Master Table Bargaining Summary. August 3, 2023In our third master table bargaining session this week, our team reached agreement on three contract sections. As we’ve reported, each of our many hundreds of our previous contract agreements must be reviewed and agreed upon once again, to ensure that our hard-earned rights remain strong. We return to the master table on Friday, August 4 Here are the three sections we reached agreement on today
You can read more about these and all of our current contract sections in our online, mobile-friendly search tool Unit-specific bargaining, along with negotiations at the master table, are being scheduled on a day-to-day basis. We’ll be at the master table Friday, August 4, and bargaining will resume again next week. When there’s activity at the table, we’ll email and post the results, often on the same day. Click here to read all the recaps of bargaining activity As Local 1000 works to bargain a successful contract, we’ve escalated our actions to make our demands to be respected, protected, and paid We’ve launched the Local 1000 Hot Union Summer Pickets Campaign, with a target of 1,000 informational pickets at worksites across the state. They’re happening every day, and here’s how you can help Join your fellow SEIU Local 1000 members to show support for bargaining by hosting or participating in an informational picket at your worksite. Help us win a good contract, and help us reach our goal of 1,000 Pickets by August 14. Click here for more information, to start your own informational picket, or to join an already-planned event Master Table Bargaining Summary. August 2, 2023Our bargaining team reports a productive day at the master table. Today, we reached ten different tentative agreements, each of which ensure that rights already in our contract are preserved. Today’s session was the second of four scheduled master table bargaining days this week Remember, in each contract bargaining cycle, every one of the nearly 700 contract sections have to be reviewed, discussed if necessary, and agreed upon by both parties. “Rollover” means your rights remain unchanged Of particular note. we reached agreement to roll over all of Article 17 – Retirement. This contract article has 11 different sections, each of which governs our hard-earned retirement benefits Here are the other ten sections we reached agreement on today
You can read more about these and all of our current contract sections in our online, mobile-friendly search tool As Local 1000 works to bargain a successful contract, we’re taking the fight to every worksite. Here’s how you can help On the heels of three successful days of informational pickets at CalHR headquarters last week, we’re launching the Local 1000 Hot Union Summer Pickets Campaign. It’s time for all of us to be visible with our demand for a contract that Respects Us, Protects Us, and Pays Us Join SEIU Local 1000 members to show support for bargaining by hosting an informational picket at your worksite. Our goal is to organize 1,000 pickets by August 14. Click here for more information, to start your own informational picket, or to join an already-planned event Unit-specific bargaining, along with negotiations at the master table, are being scheduled on a day-to-day basis. We’ll be at the master table Thursday and Friday, August 3 and 4. When there’s activity at the table, we’ll email and post the results, often on the same day. Click here to read all the recaps of bargaining activity Master Table Bargaining Summary. July 31, 2023Our bargaining team returned to the master table today and reached seven tentative agreements with State negotiators. All are rollover language that preserves our previously hard-won rights from past contract campaigns
You can read more about these and all of our current contract sections in our online, mobile-friendly search tool Tomorrow, Units 17 and 20 are bargaining at the Mandatory Overtime side table. The bargaining team will be at the master table Wednesday through Friday, August 2-4 Unit-specific bargaining, along with negotiations at the master table, can happen anytime and are being scheduled on a day-to-day basis. When there’s activity at the table, we’ll email and post the results, often on the same day. Click here to read all the recaps of bargaining activity Away from the table, our bargaining team, along with our strategic campaign department, is developing our response to the 7% pay raise proposal we received from the State last week, which included a clause for no retroactive pay when the contract is ratified We’re taking the fight to every worksite On the heels of three successful days of informational pickets at CalHR headquarters last week, we’re launching the Local 1000 Hot Union Summer Worksite Pickets Campaign. It’s time for all of us to be visible with our demand for a contract that Respects Us, Protects Us, and Pays Us. Join SEIU Local 1000 members to show support for bargaining by hosting an informational picket at your worksite. Our goal is to organize 1,000 pickets by August 14. Click here for more information, to start your own informational picket, or to join an already-planned event Unit-specific bargaining, along with negotiations at the master table, are being scheduled on a day-to-day basis. We will return to bargaining next week. When there’s activity at the table, we’ll email and post the results, often on the same day. Click here to read all the recaps of bargaining activity Master Table Bargaining Summary. July 26, 2023 |
