Local 21 Members at Risk of Deportation

10/02/2017

Immigration is a union issue. Two Local 21 members are struggling with the effects of 2 different policies that are aimed at reducing lawful residency in the US.

October Delegate Assembly Speaker Confirmed! 

10/02/2017

Don’t forget to RSVP for the Delegate Assembly on October 28thby registering on the Eventbrite linked here.

Representative/ Organizer Subha Varadarajan Leaves Local 21 After 11 Years to Work on Organizing Against the Muslim Ban

10/02/2017

After working at Local 21 for 11 years, Representative/Organizer Subha Varadarajan is moving on to be the a Legal and Outreach Fellow for both the National Immigration Law Center and the Council for American and Islamic Relations.

Research/ Legal Specialist Ana Guzina Leaves Local 21 to Work with Refugees

10/02/2017

Ana Guzina, Local 21’s Research/Legal Specialist, is leaving her position to move to New York City to work as the Senior Staff Attorney for the Refugee Representation program at Human Rights First.

Retirement Board Votes to Increase Hedge Fund Investments- Against Local 21 Objections

09/21/2017

Local 21 staff member Amihan Makayan spoke out against an increase to 15% at the meeting, arguing that such an increase does not represent the will of city workers.

Health Services System Open Enrollment is Coming!

09/21/2017

Open Enrollment for your health benefits begins October 1st. Make sure you are taking advantage of all the benefits that are offered by HSS! Below are some key things to look for.

Employee Development Fund System for Pre-Approval is Open

09/21/2017

Online tuition reimbursement system is open for FY17/18 pre-approval requests. The system opened on Tuesday, September 12, 2017. You can find the forms here.

Join Us for Our First Local 21 API Caucus Gathering Over Karaoke!

09/21/2017

We are having our first Local 21 API Caucus get-together on Monday, September 25th at 5:30pm at the Mint. RSVP here!

Revenue is Way Up in The Bay Area, But Employers Are Still Looking for Give-Backs from Public Employees

08/31/2017

Even in good economic times, employers are still trying to balance budgets on the backs of public workers.

CA Labor History: 150 Years Ago, Chinese Railroad Workers Staged the Era’s Largest Labor Strike, Proclaiming: “All the Same Good for Chinamen”

08/31/2017

The men, many of them from Canton in southern China, had demands: They wanted pay equal to whites, shorter workdays, and better conditions for building the country’s first transcontinental railroad.

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