Member Linda Genna Asking Questions
March 20, 2010
March 20 - More than 100 SEIU 521 members came to a town hall in Bakersfield, Fresno and San Jose on Saturday to interview candidates running for statewide offices. The unprecedented town hall, video-linked at 11 SEIU sites, drew 2,000 working men and women to the members-only forum. Click here for the endorsements.
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May 14 - In-home care is a lifeline for nearly half a million elderly and disabled Californians, but in his Budget Revise, the Governor proposed massive cuts to this program. Tell Your Reps to Reject the Gov's IHSS Cuts Learn more: visit www.healthyathomeca.org
The Governor has proposed to cut the program by either 87% or to eliminate it entirely (...). We need to let our elected leaders know that cuts to in-home care need to be taken off the table. Home care keeps California's low-income, frail seniors and people with serious disabilities Healthy at Home. Take Action Now: Call 1-877-SEIU-521
Theo Jackson Would Still Have a Job! It is estimated that during an average unionization drive 25% of employers fire workers and fully 91% force employees to attend intimidating one-on-one meetings with their supervisors.
Fast Facts Update: The corporate misinformation campaign is already running strong--spreading lies and distortions about the Employee Free Choice Act. One blatant mischaracterization suggests that this common sense proposal is somehow a "radical" change to federal labor law.
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