Posted on 06/27/2018 10:14:06 AM PDT by MeganC
From an email:
Dear SEIU Local 1000 Members:
Today the Supreme Court issued the long-awaited decision in the case of Janus vs. AFSCME. As expected, we witnessed the highest legal authority in the United States disregard 40 years of their own legal precedents protecting workers’ rights and instead choose to continue to erode unions.
The Janus vs. AFSCME case was argued by the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation – a group whose sole purpose is to break unions. This case, like many others, is supported and funded by billionaires and corporations who began the “Right to Work” movement. These groups aim to strip workers’ rights, suppress wages and ship jobs overseas to maximize their personal profits.
While these special interest groups may be celebrating today, they are underestimating the strength of our union. Thousands of our members have already made the choice to stand with their coworkers and choose our union because they understand that standing together strengthens our ability to negotiate good contracts, fight for higher wages, defend our members’ rights and protect our hard-earned pensions.
Next year we head into bargaining with the state. During our last collective bargaining, we negotiated the largest contact in the history of the State of California. Our contract included an across the board 11.5% pay increase and a $2,500 bonus. Together we won a host of working condition benefits like a pathway to end mandatory overtime, increased opportunities for upward mobility and mechanisms to address discrepancies in the cost of living throughout our state.
These victories were the result of a strong, active membership and the work of thousands of members and leaders who stood strong in the face of adversity to fight for their families.
Our unprecedented wins at SEIU Local 1000 are in sharp contrast to what we’ve seen in places like Wisconsin, where the state workers contract went from 397 pages to 4 after the passage of anti-union legislation. Since 2010, Wisconsin has seen the largest middle-class decline of any state, with public employees receiving only a 2% salary increase and health contributions reducing employees’ take-home pay by up to 12%.
Across the country, workers in “Right to Work” states make on average $6100 less a year, the poverty rate is higher, more people are uninsured and workers are 49% more likely to die on the job.
We know that when we choose our union, we choose a strong contract, we choose to fight for our hard-earned pensions, and we choose to build the power and strength of SEIU Local 1000. Our eyes are wide open to what this case is about. If the billionaires who funded it think they can defeat us, they are sadly mistaken. We have been under attack for decades, yet we continue to grow stronger. I am proud of what we have accomplished together and I look forward to what SEIU Local 1000 will continue to build for our members and all Californians.
In Solidarity, Yvonne R. Walker President SEIU Local 1000
“SEIU, Correctional Officer, Nurses, Teachers own California government.”
Not any more. After this month the union dues will no longer be automatically collected from employee paychecks and that will be the end of Union/Dem political dominance in California.
While I don’t expect the Dems to lose control in the fall I do expect them to lose their supermajorities in the CA legislature this fall.
They may even have a GOP governor for 2019!
Who knows? California just might be saved.
The right to be forced to pay for a voice that they may not actually agree with.
One thing I learned from the media's coverage of Donald Trump is that it is a terrible and shocking threat to democracy to criticize the judiciary in any way. I will wait for their outrage at this statement by the SEIU.
“choose to continue to erode unions”
They say it like it’s a bad thing.
Most Americans don’t like thugs.
....Across the country, workers in “Right to Work” states make on average $6100 less a year....
I wonder if they also happen to pay about $6100 less per year in union dues?
Just a money laundering scheme for the democrats. High time this ruling became the law.
Lock stock and barrel
We might win governor though
Cox is kind of a fighter
If trump campaigns heavy for him. There’s lots of reasons to vote against Gavin He’s just a stupid pretty boy
F Unions! They have turned in communists left organizations for many years.
How much money per month will members save by not paying dues? I’ll bet it’s a handsome sum. How much will they save by the November election?
If the unions lose confidence that the dems will capture Congress, they may decide to be very picky about whose campaign they fund in 2018.
SEIU came before ACORN.
It originally was “Janitors for Justice” in Northern California.
Now the founder has setup SEIU International.
South America and EU.
All funded by a small bank in Louisiana.
I’ve always suspected that USA funds for Katrina were funneled into SEIU but can’t seem to prove it.
Gee, I wonder why that is.
Union speak?
Union
The Supreme Court issued the long-awaited decision in the case of Janus vs. AFSCME. As expected, we witnessed the highest legal authority in the United States disregard 40 years of their own legal precedents protecting workers’ rights and instead chose to continue to erode unions.
The Janus vs. AFSCME case was argued by the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation – a group whose sole purpose is to break unions. This case, like many others, is supported and funded by billionaires and corporations who began the “Right to Work” movement. Their aim is to strip workers’ rights, suppress wages, and ship jobs overseas to maximize their personal profits.
Our eyes are wide open to the “Right to Work” lies designed to divide us. Thousands of our members have already made the choice to stand with their co-workers and choose our union because they understand that standing together strengthens our ability to negotiate good contracts, fight for higher wages, defend our members’ rights and protect our hard-earned pensions.
Our Contract
Next year we head into bargaining with the state. During our last collective bargaining, we negotiated the largest contract in the history of the State of California. Our contract included an across the board 11.5% pay increase and a $2,500 bonus. Together we won a host of working condition benefits like a pathway to end mandatory overtime, increased opportunities for upward mobility and mechanisms to address discrepancies in the cost of living throughout our state.
These victories were the result of a strong, active membership and the work of thousands of members and leaders who stood strong in the face of adversity to fight for their families.
Our unprecedented wins at SEIU Local 1000 are in sharp contrast to what we’ve seen in places like Wisconsin, where the state workers contract went from 397 pages to 4 after the passage of anti-union legislation. Since 2010, Wisconsin has seen:
They have seen the largest middle class decline of any state Public employees have received only a 2% salary increase in the last 8 years Health contributions immediately reduced employees’ take-home pay by up to 12%
An immediate 24% cutback to public employees benefits after the passage of anti-union legislation in 2010. How to stay strong and protect our hard won rights When we choose our union, we choose a strong contract, we choose to fight for our hard-earned pensions, and we choose to build the power and strength of SEIU Local 1000.
Protect your rights and become a member of SEIU Local 1000 today. When workers stand together, we rise together.
The Brainwashing ENSUES
Dues are 1.5 percent of monthly gross pay, to a max of $90.
SEIU HQ is a few miles from my house.
The place is covered in cameras.
heres your scare tactics
http://www.seiu1000.org/sites/main/files/file-attachments/right_to_work_is_wrong.pdf
http://www.seiu1000.org/sites/main/files/file-attachments/s17-0107.03_flier_rtw_rollout_press_3.pdf
http://www.seiu1000.org/sites/main/files/file-attachments/playingcard-timeline_web.pdf
They are so screwed. Who would pay union dues given the choice? Moron? Rich person working in a union job? Membership in public unions is going to be in free fall.
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