SEIU Local 1000 Authorizes One-Day Strike on Oct. 21

Overview

• Union members voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike with about 96% support, and the union has set an Unfair Practice one-day walkout for Oct. 21.
• The California Public Employment Relations Board ruled in late September that CalHR refused to meet and confer in good faith on the contract talks.
• SEIU Local 1000 represents roughly 100,000 state workers across DMV, EDD, CalTrans, state hospitals and other agencies who perform a wide range of jobs.
• The union is pressing for substantially higher pay including a reported 20% proposal over three years plus cheaper health benefits and more flexible telework rules.
• CalHR says the state remains open to bargaining and mediation while PERB and state procedures could decide the strike’s legality and whether critical services must be protected.