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SEIU Local 1000
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| SEIU Local 1000 | |
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| Basic facts | |
| Location: | Sacramento, California |
| Type: | 501(c)(5) |
| Top official: | Yvonne R. Walker, President |
| Website: | Official website |
As of 2016, the Service Employees International Union Local 1000 (SEIU Local 1000) represented 95,000 members who were employed by the state of California. Local 1000 was the largest public sector union in California.[1] It was a local chapter of the Service Employees International Union, a 501(c)(5) union that represented members who worked across professions like healthcare, property services, and public services.[2]
Mission
The mission of SEIU Local 1000 was expressed in the organization's purpose statement, which read, "The purpose of Local 1000 is to have the power necessary to give our members—and all Californians—the opportunity to have a good life, live in sustainable communities and enjoy the fruits of social, economic and environmental justice."[4]
Background
The SEIU was founded in 1921 in Chicago, Illinois. Its first members were janitors, elevator operators and window washers.[5]
According to the SEIU Local 1000 Facebook page, the local represented 95,000 state employees, as of October 2016, including clerical staff, information technology workers, teachers, auditors, printers, and nurses.[6]
SEIU Local 1000 was organized into staff departments, district labor councils, and human rights committees that advocated on behalf of its members.[7]
Work
Representation
According to its website, SEIU Local 1000 represented its members through collective bargaining and community coalition building.
Collective bargaining
The SEIU represented members in negotiations with employers by negotiating wages, benefits, work schedules, and other terms of employment. The SEIU could bargain on behalf of all represented units as a whole, or on behalf of specific bargaining units. As of 2016, California civil service employees were divided into 21 bargaining units based on common interests like shared or similar skills, duties, wages, or conditions of employment. Local 1000 worked with nine different bargaining units.[8]
- Unit 1: Professional administrative, financial and staff services
- Unit 3: Professional educators and librarians
- Unit 4: Office and allied workers
- Unit 11: Engineering and scientific technicians
- Unit 14: Printing trades
- Unit 15: Allied service workers
- Unit 17: Registered Nurses
- Unit 20: Medical and social service specialists
- Unit 21: Educational consultants and librarians
Community coalition building
According to its website, SEIU Local 1000 aimed to represent "working families everywhere," through community coalition building.[9] The local cited retirement security, economic justice, and immigration reform as the three primary issues on which it believed represented working families. Coalition partners listed on the SEIU Local 1000 website included the Secure Choice Board, Fight for $15, and "partners in labor, civil rights, youth activism and the faith-based communities." These partners participated in a variety of events with SEIU Local 1000.[10][11][12]
Member services
As of 2016, SEIU Local 1000 operated a resource center where members could contact union representatives with questions about benefits and employment issues. It also offered a mechanism by which members can donate leave time to another member in need. Members of SEIU Local 1000 were also eligible for a number of discounts with various businesses.[13]
Political activity
Legislative advocacy
SEIU Local 1000 advocated for legislative policies that affect SEIU members. According to a September 2016 legislative update, the SEIU urged the passage of four bills in the California legislature. These four bills were:[14]
- AB 840 – Nurses and Patient Safety Act, which was designed to prohibit mandatory overtime for nurses
- AB 874 – Judicial Council Representation, which was written to allow Judicial Council employees to unionize
- AB 769 – Adverse action investigation deadlines, which was designed to streamline civil service employee discipline processes
- SB 1234 – California Secure Choice Retirement Savings Program, which was designed to create a supplemental retirement savings program for public employees
Endorsements
SEIU Local 1000 published a list of union endorsements that covered candidates for California State Assembly, U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, and President of the United States. It also offered endorsements for a variety of California ballot propositions.[15]
Political contributions
According to IRS filings, SEIU Local 1000 received political contributions that are then "promptly and directly delivered to a separate political organization."
Listed below were the amounts received by SEIU Local 1000 and delivered to a political organization.[16][17][18][19]
| SEUI Local 1000 political contributions, 2010-2014 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fiscal year | Amount | Political organization |
| 2014 | $1,325,055 | SEIU Local 1000 Candidate PAC |
| 2013 | $1,121,535 | SEIU Local 1000 Candidate PAC |
| 2012 | $1,264,270 | SEIU Local 1000 Candidate PAC |
| 2011 | N/A | N/A |
| 2010 | 4,268,715 | SEIU Local 1000 Candidate PAC |
Ballot measure activity
SEIU Local 1000 supported California Prop 55 (2016), which extended the personal income tax increases on incomes over $250,000 approved in 2012 for 12 years in order to fund education and healthcare.[3]
Overview of ballot measure support and opposition
The following table details the SEUI Local 1000 ballot measure stances available on Ballotpedia:
| Ballot measure support and opposition for SEIU Local 1000 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ballot measure | Year | Position | Status |
| California Prop 55 (2016) | 2016 | Supported[3] |  Approved
|
Leadership
As of October 2016, the following individuals were listed on the SEIU Local 1000 website as officers.[20]
- Yvonne R. Walker, President
- Theresa Taylor, Vice President/Secretary-Treasurer
- Tamekia N. Robinson, Vice President for Organizing/Representation
- Margarita Maldonado, Vice President for Bargaining
Finances
The following is a breakdown of the SEIU Local 1000 finances from 2010-2014.[16][17][18][19]
| Annual assets and expenses for SEIU Local 1000, 2010-2014 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fiscal Year | Total Assets | Total Revenue | Total Expenses |
| 2014 | $21,878,969 | $63,175,240 | $55,953,896 |
| 2013 | $20,015,085 | $60,708,519 | $59,135,358 |
| 2012 | $21,201,792 | $56,666,104 | $73,964,226 |
| 2011 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2010 | $26,105,194 | $57,143,627 | $59,455,612 |
Affiliated organizations
In addition to being affiliated with the Service Employees International Union, SEIU Local 1000 was also the direct controlling entity of two 527 groups, according to the local's 2010 IRS Form 990.[16]
- SEIU Local 1000 Candidate PAC
- SEIU Keeping California Safe, Healthy, and Strong
Recent news
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See also
- California Proposition 55, Extension of the Proposition 30 Income Tax Increase (2016)
- California 2016 ballot measures
- 501(c)(5)
- 527 group
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ SEIU Local 1000, "What We Do," accessed October 7, 2016
- ↑ SEIU, "What type of work do SEIU members do?" accessed October 7, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Yes on 55, "Endorsements," accessed October 7, 2016
- ↑ SEIU Local 1000, "Purpose Statement," accessed October 7, 2016
- ↑ SEIU, "Our History," accessed October 7, 2016
- ↑ Facebook, "SEIU Local 1000: About," accessed October 7, 2016
- ↑ SEIU Local 1000, "Our Union," accessed October 7, 2016
- ↑ SEIU Local 1000, "Bargaining Units," accessed October 7, 2016
- ↑ SEIU Local 1000, "Representation," accessed October 7, 2016
- ↑ SEIU Local 1000, "Fighting the growing retirement security crisis," accessed October 7, 2016
- ↑ SEIU Local 1000, "A great contract begins with a living wage," accessed October 7, 2016
- ↑ SEIU Local 1000, "Immigration reform," accessed October 7, 2016
- ↑ SEIU Local 1000, "Member Services," accessed October 7, 2016
- ↑ SEIU Local 1000, "Members Champion Workers’ Issues at Capitol," accessed October 7, 2016
- ↑ SEIU Local 1000, "SEIU CA Endorsements," accessed October 7, 2016
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 California Policy Center, "SEIU Local 1000, IRS Form 990, 2010" accessed October 7, 2016
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 Guidestar, "SEIU Local 1000, IRS Form 990, 2012," accessed November 7, 2016
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 Guidestar, "SEIU Local 1000, IRS Form 990, 2013," accessed November 7, 2016
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 Guidestar, "SEIU Local 1000, IRS Form 990, 2014," accessed November 7, 2016
- ↑ SEIU Local 1000, "Officers," accessed October 7, 2016
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