City and County of San Francisco

SEIU 1021 staff and member leaders are working hard to safeguard your health at work during the COVID-19 pandemic. Click here to find employer-specific information, details, and documents to learn more about what’s happening in your worksite during this outbreak.

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Laguna Honda Hospital workers celebrate triumphant CMS recertification
After over 2 years of uncertainty, change, and fear, frontline workers managed to save LHH from closure and its vulnerable residents from displacement

Last Thursday, August 22, healthcare workers at Laguna Honda Hospital celebrated an incredible victory that seemed like a long shot two years ago: full recertification by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

Aug. 27 – San Francisco New Stewards Training

Do you have ideas for how to make your workplace better?
Want to build a stronger, unified, happier workplace for you and your coworkers?
Want to fight for fairness, justice, and equality?
Want to know your rights?

SEIU 1021 members join SF Sup. Peskin to call for affordable workforce housing construction

Monday, August 5, SEIU 1021 members joined San Francisco Board of Supervisors President Aaron Peskin at a press conference to call for immediate implementation of a recently-approved ordinance to fund acquisition and construction of affordable workforce and middle-income housing.

San Francisco’s community ambassadors rally to save vital program
The mayor cut them out of the budget. Sup. Dean Preston is on a mission to save them.

Community ambassadors working for San Francisco’s Office of Civic Engagement & Immigrant Affairs provide invaluable services to their communities every day. Most of them are multilingual, prepared to provide information to and help navigate residents and visitors in their own languages.

SFDPH nurses, SFMTA Service Critical workers ratify contracts with big improvements
By 86% and 95% margins respectively, the last two SEIU 1021 San Francisco City & County bargaining units have locked in gains despite challenging budget

The threat of a widespread San Francisco city worker strike is officially over: Large supermajorities of members of SEIU 1021, the union representing over 16,000 city workers, have voted to ratify agreements reached with the City and County across three collective bargaining units.

New contracts for over 16,000 City & County of San Francisco workers ratified, eliminating risk of strike
Members of SEIU 1021 working for the City & County in dozens of classifications, including registered nurses and SFMTA parking control officers, voted by large supermajorities to ratify tentative agreements reached over the past two months

**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JUNE 18, 2024**

Contact: Jennie Smith-Camejo, jennie.smith-camejo@seiu1021.org, (510) 710-0201

The threat of a widespread San Francisco city worker strike is officially over: Large supermajorities of members of SEIU 1021, the union representing over 16,000 city workers, have voted to ratify agreements reached with the City and County across three collective bargaining units.

San Francisco Region 2024 Convention Delegate Election Information

It’s that time again! SEIU 1021 members are invited to attend our 2024 member convention. The two-day event will feature inspiring workshops, delegate discussions, visionary keynote speakers, fun, and networking. The SEIU 1021 Member Convention will be held Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, through Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024.

What: SEIU Local 1021 Member Convention 2024

When: Saturday, September 28 & Sunday, September 29

Where: Sacramento, CA

Exclusive San Francisco mayoral candidate town hall hosted for SEIU 1021 members

SEIU 1021 members packed a room at the San Francisco union hall on Tuesday, June 4, for an exclusive event. The town hall featured the top five candidates running to become San Francisco’s next mayor.

San Francisco Citywide members ratify strong contract by 91%
In the face of a big budget deficit, members' unity and participation made all the difference

With strong turnout, SEIU 1021 members in the San Francisco Citywide (“Miscellaneous”) bargaining unit voted by 91% to ratify the new three-year agreement won through a fierce contract campaign this year.

Members voted throughout the month of May, and votes were counted at the San Francisco union hall on May 30.

SFMTA Service Critical Tentative Agreement

Your elected union bargaining team for the SFMTA Service Critical bargaining unit reached a tentative agreement with the SFMTA/City on Monday, May 6. The bargaining team has voted to recommend this agreement to you for ratification.

SF Supervisor Ahsha Safaí introduces ballot measure to address first responder shortage

San Francisco District 11 Supervisor Ahsha Safaí joined nurses, 911 dispatchers, and other essential city workers outside of San Francisco General Hospital on Tuesday, May 21, to announce a ballot measure to address the city’s shortage of first responders.

Nurses at SF public hospitals & community clinics vote by 99.5% to authorize a strike — then win tentative agreement within days

Registered nurses from across San Francisco Department of Public Health gathered at their union hall on May 17 to count ballots that asked members whether to allow their contract negotiations team to authorize the bargaining team to call a strike. The results: A 99.5% landslide in favor.

That’s because SFDPH management had refused to take meaningful action to address chronic staffing undermining patient care.

SFDPH nurses rally at Laguna Honda Hospital, announce strike authorization vote

SF Department of Public Health registered nurses and other frontline healthcare staff gathered outside of Laguna Honda Hospital on the afternoon of Thursday, May 9, for a National Nurses Week event that was both festive — and serious.

Nurses picket Laguna Honda Hospital, sound alarm that admitting new patients at current staffing levels would be dangerous; warn of impending strike
RNs at San Francisco’s public hospitals and community clinics say they need more than praise or pizza parties for National Nurses Week–they need safe staffing.

**MEDIA ADVISORY FOR MAY 9**

Contact: Jennie Smith-Camejo, jennie.smith-camejo@seiu1021.org, (510) 710-0201; Ella Sogomonian, ella.sogomonian@seiu1021.org, (415) 686-5075

SF City & County Citywide (Miscellaneous) Ratification Schedule
Here are locations, dates, and times of informational meetings & ratification voting

The elected union bargaining team for the Citywide (miscellaneous) contract reached a tentative agreement with the City on Friday, April 12. The bargaining team has voted to recommend this agreement to members for ratification. Please see schedules for informational meetings and ratification voting below.

“Target on our backs”: SFMTA workers rally against unsafe working conditions
Parking control officers found out about the alleged upcoming “crackdown” announced through the news media – and they worry that it sets them up for increased risk of assault by disgruntled motorists.

Thursday, April 25, SFMTA parking control officers, station agents, and car cleaners rallied outside SFMTA headquarters. They are still in tough contract negotiations fighting for a fair contract, and one of their priorities is making sure SFMTA workers are safe on the job — and have input into important decisions that affect their work.

SF RNs storm health commission meeting demanding safe staffing

Registered nurses with San Francisco General Hospital (SFGH), Laguna Honda Hospital, and SF’s community clinics say tension is high, risk is up, and morale is low. They rallied outside of SFGH on April 23 against unsafe working conditions then boarded a bus to storm the SFDPH Health Commission meeting. They delivered 2,000 “assignment despite objection” forms documenting how short staffing is leading to serious risk to both patients and hospital workers.

“Target on our backs”: SFMTA workers rally against unsafe working conditions
Parking control officers found out about the alleged upcoming “crackdown” announced through the news media – and they worry that it sets them up for increased risk of assault by disgruntled motorists.

**MEDIA ADVISORY FOR THURS. APRIL 25**

Contact: Jennie Smith-Camejo, jennie.smith-camejo@seiu1021.org, (510) 710-0201; Ella Sogomonian, ella.sogomonian@seiu1021.org, (415) 686-5075

70% of SFDPH Nurses Report Physical Assault on the Job; Storm Health Commission Meeting to Warn of Possible Strike
As contract negotiations with SF Department of Public Health drag on and management stalls, nurses want to alert the public to the dangers of the staffing crisis - and to the possibility of a looming strike

**MEDIA ADVISORY FOR TUES. 4/23**

Contact: Jennie Smith-Camejo, jennie.smith-camejo@seiu1021.org, (510) 710-0201; Ella Sogomonian, ella.sogomonian@seiu1021.org, (415) 686-5075

San Francisco Citywide TA Summary

Your elected union bargaining team reached a tentative agreement with the City on Friday, April 12. The bargaining team has voted to recommend this agreement to you for ratification.

View the schedule of ratification votes and informational meetings here.

The City is projecting a budget deficit of almost $800 million in the next two years, and a lot of the federal covid stimulus money is gone.

• View or download the full tentative agreement here
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