SEIU 721, which is the county’s largest union, responded to the requirement in September. The organization said “the practical effective date” for disciplinary action would be at least late November, though the county slated it for Oct. 1.
Thousands of employees in the fast-food industry are going on strike across California, walking out for better working conditions, wages and hours and calling on lawmakers to offer them a bigger say in their futures.
Service Employees International Union (SEIU) 721 represents about 55,000 workers, including probation officers, foster care workers, and healthcare workers …
SEIU 721, which represents more than 55,000 workers, also wants the county to allow people who are reluctant to get the shot to get regular tests for the virus instead.
Led by the Black Alliance for Just Immigration (BAJI) and supported by Black Lives Matter Los Angeles, SEIU 721, CHIRLA, The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the Los Angeles Black Worker Center, Little Tokyo’s Nikkei Progressives, and many more – the press conference, like many actions in Los Angeles, turned into a rally …
Dr. Melina Abdulla from the California Faculty Association, Kendrick Roberson of the American Federation of Government Employees, Doug Moore of the United Domestic Workers/AFSCME, Sheryl Lee Ralph of SAG-AFTRA, April Verret of SEIU Local 2015, Simboa Wright of SEIU 721, and Gerald Durant of the Stentorians were among the labor luminaries who joined Governor Newsom to mobilize opposition to the September 14 Recall.
The Service Employees International Union union that represents some 600 Santa Ana employees “strongly encourages” its members to get vaccinated against COVID-19, said Monica Suter, president of SEIU, Local 721 Santa Ana chapter.
“Today’s ruling by Judge Roesch striking down Proposition 22 couldn’t be clearer: The gig industry-funded ballot initiative was unconstitutional and is therefore unenforceable,” said Bob Schoonover, president of SEIU California, in a statement.
“For two years, drivers have been saying that democracy cannot be bought. And today’s decision shows they were right,” said Bob Schoonover, president of the SEIU California State Council.
“For two years, drivers have been saying that democracy cannot be bought,” Bob Schoonover, president of the Service Employees International Union California State Council, one of the plaintiffs, said in a statement. “And today’s decision shows they were right.”