Solidarity for Laid-Off Workers in Hayward!
HARD (Hayward Area Rec & Parks District) hourly workers and more than 70 supporters packed the HARD Board meeting recently to protest the unfair layoff of eight Latino golf course caretakers.

Although the 8 workers are classified as "hourly" they have consistently been working full-time hours and often even overtime.  And even though management has stated there is no work available, the work is there. More...

SEIU 790 & Community Allies Unite to Defend SF Health Care
The Golden Gate Restaurant Association is trying to kill the city's Health Care Access Ordinance. We're fighting back. More...

San Joaquin County Contract Ratification Vote Results

Results by Bargaining Unit:

TLI:  Yes: 63.6%    No: 36.4%
SUPS:  Yes: 62.5%    No: 37.5%
SIC:  Yes: 149%    No: 29%
Para::  Yes: 59.1%    No: 40.9%
Pro:  Yes: 62.2%    No: 37.8%
OOT:  Yes: 61.4%    No: 38.6%

STRIKE IS OVER IN SAN JOAQUIN
Signed agreement reached with county at 3am, members to return to work.  More...

SEIU 790 gets out the vote
SEIU Members with victorious Sup. Chris Daly at one of Tuesday night's election parties.

SEIU International President Visits Bay Area
Andy Stern read from his new book, A Country that Works: Getting America Back on Track, at his recent appearances throughout our area.

 The workers at Cody's Books are represented by Local 790, and you can buy the book from them. (SEIU members receive a 20% discount from Cody's on this book.)

MEMBERS THROUGHOUT CA
APPROVE UNITE TO WIN PLAN BY A HUGE, 88% MARGIN: 
YES - 31,408 
NO - 4,256
SEIU members are realigning ourselves into stronger, more powerful and more unified Locals.(More on Unite to Win...)

SEIU 790 Member Who Died
On Job Honored In Oakland
Members, family & community leaders gather
to pay respects to Alfredo Roman. More...

(Above: Retired SEIU 790 member and 31-year City of Oakland worker Sequonite Buggs paying
her respects to Alfredo Roman.)

SEIU Nurse Alliance
A New National Organization By And For Nurses
RNs ask Department of Justice to investigate hospitals' collusion to artificially suppress RN wages. Sign the petition and join this fight...

A recent NLRB ruling threatens private sector RNs' right to organize. 

Americans for Health Care
Be a part of the movement to achieve quality, affordable health care for all...

RN CEU Class, March 15, 2007  8:30am-5pm
Sponsored by the SEIU Nurse Alliance, Local 790, Local 1021, in partnership with the SF Dept. of the Environment and the Dept. of Public Health:
Greening Health Care: Health Care Delivery in Harmony with the Environment 

Maria Ma
Chair, Media & Communications Committee
Roxanne Sanchez
President, SEIU Local 790

Last updated 1.25.07