California Government Shut Down December 5th

I'm an SEIU member and CA employee. I got this email today. I guess the srike is going to happen.



SEIU Local 1000


We’re striking against the state’s unlawful conduct

A message from President Yvonne R. Walker

On Monday, December 5th, we will hold a one-day strike in protest of the state’s unlawful conduct and egregious unfair labor practices during contract bargaining.

Since June, the state has had a “take it or leave it” approach and has engaged in unlawful conduct and bad faith bargaining. The state has inexplicably failed to budge from its opening proposal on salary and benefits and has even bargained regressively.

State negotiators have refused to respond when we confronted them with examples of their bad faith conduct at and away from the table. The state has also failed to provide any response to the communicated concerns of our union regarding:

The October 2016 CalHR report on gender pay inequities in state employment
The state’s unilateral approach to civil service reform
The state’s unilateral change during bargaining in the method for calculating health care cost-sharing, which will result in a shift of $20 million in health care costs to our members
The state has an illegal policy of threatening us with discipline for participating in protected activity, including our strike. We can expect that their threats will intensify and continue as we prepare for December 5th. Rest assured that we will fight back against any and all attempts to violate our rights or to threaten or intimidate our members.

Although we are not required to give the state notice, we did so today out of concern for our families and the communities we serve. The state has provided no explanation or justification for its unlawful conduct and it is our duty and responsibility to hold the state accountable.

Our goal has always been to bargain in good faith and win a contract we can all be proud of. Our goal remains the same. But we cannot sit idly by while the state engages in unfair labor practices, bad faith bargaining or threatening behavior.

First we voted. On December 5th we STRIKE!

I encourage you to contact your steward or worksite organizer to get more information and instructions. You can also get more info here www.seiu1000.org/strikeFAQ or call the Member Resource Center at 866.471.SEIU (7348).

We are in a moment that will test our courage and commitment to one another—as co-workers, as sisters and brothers in arms. By standing up for what’s right, we can show our strength, power and solidarity.

“Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will. Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have found out the exact measure of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them.”
- Frederick Douglass

This is our union. This is our contract. This is our future. And together we are Unstoppable.

See you on the picket line.


In solidarity,

Yvonne R. Walker

President, SEIU Local 1000





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