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Stewards Stand Strong: Defending Contract Rights and Ensuring Fair Treatment
Local 1000 Job Stewards are union members who represent their coworkers, making sure contract rights are upheld and workplace concerns are addressed. They stand on the front lines, protecting the rights we’ve worked hard to secure. Recently, at a Department of Food...
Correctional Healthcare Training Programs Expand
Upward mobility is a union value There’s more opportunity on the horizon for our members in the healthcare field to make a dramatic career change and receive additional skill-building training. Local 1000 is announcing a dramatic expansion in its Licensed Vocational...
Protecting Your Hard-Earned Contract Rights
Saying “no” to bullying and harassment works. A supervisor at an Housing and Community Development office created a hostile working environment by interrupting staff their duty-free lunchtime and by standing over them until they complied with requests—a clear...
Susan Rodriguez Elected to Chief Negotiator Position
There’s new leadership for our contract bargaining team: Susan Rodriguez, the Chair of Bargaining Unit 1, has been elected to the position of Local 1000 Chief Negotiator and will guide the 60+ members of our bargaining team as they work to improve our wages, benefits...
A message from President Anica Walls – September 2024
Dear Local 1000 Members – This month’s newsletter highlights the incredible progress we’ve made together. From securing safer working conditions to resolving contract violations, we’ve proven the strength of our union time and time again. I’m so proud of the work our...
Union Victory: Safer Working Conditions Secured for Fresno Call Center Employees
A years-long health and safety battle at the Fresno DMV Center has resulted in a union victory: later this fall, our represented employees will move into a new workspace, leaving behind a rat-infested office that he state management and the property owner never fully...
Adam Basler: A Voice for Justice and Fairness in Local 1000
From a young age, Adam Basler knew he had to stand up for those who couldn’t always speak for themselves. This instinct, first sparked when he defended a differently abled classmate in school, has shaped his life’s work as an advocate for justice—and as a strong union...
Unit 11 Joint Labor Management Committee Meeting – 7.25.2024
Our Bargaining Unit (BU) 11 team held a regular statewide Joint Labor Management Committee (JLMC) meeting on July 25, 2024, to address issues impacting represented workers in Unit 11. In discussions with the State, our team raised specific concerns from our...
DMV Joint Labor Management Committee Recap – July 31, 2024
Our Union’s Bargaining Unit 4 Statewide DMV JLMC (Joint Labor Management Committee) met on July 31, with DMV Labor Relations to address issues we experience across the state. We had an in-depth conversation with the State on the following topics: Safety and Security...
Unit 15 Statewide CSC Food Services JLMC Meeting August 2024
Our Union’s Bargaining Unit (BU) 15 Statewide Correctional Supervising Cook (CSC) Food Services Joint Labor Management Committee (JLMC) met with CalHR, CDCR and CCHCS to address issues we experience across the state. We voiced our concerns about the following...