CA Budget

Budget Is an Avoidable Tragedy

Narrow corporate interests are the only winners

July 21 - The California State Council of the Service Employees International Union released the following statement from State Council President and Local 521 President Kristy Sermersheim: "This budget is no cause for celebration. In fact, it's a tragedy that could have been avoided."

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County Court Workers Say NO to Closing Court Days

May 28 - SEIU county court workers from throughout the state marched in front of the State Building in San Francisco Thursday to protest plans to shut down courts one day each month.

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"It's not about money, it's about dignity"

For four years, Imelda Oseguera cared for her mother-in-law, Maria: brushing her teeth, round-the-clock care for numerous ailments. Beginning in July, Oseguera and the approximately 2,400 in-home health care workers like her in San Mateo County, face a $2 per hour wage cut. "It's not about money, it's about dignity," she said. SEIU members and homecare workers held a 48-hour vigil at the State Capitol from Tuesday, May 26th until Thursday, May 28th.

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Unfair Budget Evidence of Broken Process

The budget passed by the Legislature on Feb. 20 to plug California’s $42 billion budget hole is disastrous to the state’s working people, seniors, people with disabilities and school children. It makes $15 billion more in cuts, and worse, creates a budget cap that makes these cuts permanent.

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SEIU Workers Say NO to Bad Budget Deal

Friday, February 13, 2009 -- More than 75 SEIU workers from Fresno and Tulare Counties rallied in downtown Fresno to urge legislators to vote "No" on the state budget, rumored to be set for a vote on Saturday, February 14.

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Lobby Day - Jan. 23

A thousand workers from SEIU Locals statewide stood on the state Capitol steps Friday, Jan. 23, to call on our state legislators to reject more budget cuts that will only make things worse for working families.

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Lobby Day - Jan. 14

Hundreds of workers – 300 alone from SEIU Locals – stood on the state Capitol steps Wednesday, Jan. 14, to call on our state legislators to reject more budget cuts that will only make things worse for working families.

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San Mateo Co. Workers Blow the Whistle on Cuts and Outsourcing

A purple-wearing, whistle-blowing crowd gathered in the heart of San Mateo County government Thursday, June 12, 2008 to oppose proposed cuts to county and state funding that threaten the well-being of the community.

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Santa Clara Co. Workers to Supervisors:

Members prepare for the budget hearing.

Save Our Services
SEIU members attended a public hearing June 10 at the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors to speak out against budget cuts and the harm that service reductions would bring to the community.

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Santa Cruz Co. Members Oppose Cuts to Services

Santa Cruz Rally

More than 300 health care workers, patients and community members converged at the Santa Cruz County office building June 10 to protest drastic cuts to health services.

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The Governor Proposes Deeper Cuts, a Power Grab, & No Real Solutions

The Revised Budget Is a Missed Opportunity & Makes Our Chronic Budget Problems Worse. The Lottery Gamble is More Borrowing Instead of Real Solutions. It's Now up to Legislators to Take Responsibility and Decide.

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Our Kids’ Schools, Our Families’ Healthcare, and Our Communities Are Worth Paying For

With a $16 billion dollar deficit, our state budget is far worse than in previous years. After years of Band-Aids and borrowing, the time has come to make the tough decisions. We can either cut schools, healthcare, care for the elderly & disabled, and other services we care about, or increase funding to pay for them. The Governor has proposed a budget that relies on cuts alone.

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Gov. Schwarzenegger: Home Healthcare Is Not A Throw-Away!

May 28 - SEIU homecare members closed their 48-hour vigil with a press conference on the steps of the California statehouse to protest drastic budget cuts which would drive homecare workers into poverty and force seniors and people with disabilities into more restrictive and costly institutional settings.

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Nurses Fighting Public Health Cuts

A group of Local 521 nurse members traveled to Sacramento in early May to work with the SEIU Nurse Alliance of California to identify and solve problems affecting nurses and to improve the environment of care, and thus, patient outcomes.

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