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SEIU 521: Our Union, Our Future

First Vice President Gwyn Harshaw and Treasurer RoseAnn Dominguez participate in the installation of SEIU 521’s new Executive Board, which took place in Fresno on Feb. 27.


The installation of SEIU 521's new Executive Board took place in Fresno on Feb. 27. 
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In a historic election this month, SEIU Local 521 members officially elected our leaders who will guide our Union through 2010 and beyond.

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Members Speak Up Against Attack on Our Pensions

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Feb. 10 - SEIU 521 members spoke up Wednesday against an ill-conceived proposal to use the ballot box to undermine our contracts.

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News for All Kern-area Members

Kern Federal Credit Union: Car Sale
Additional discount for Kern County employees and retirees.
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Food Drive to Help Laid Off Workers
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2010 Steward Training Workshops

2010 Quarterly Shop Steward Meetings
Shop Stewards from all Kern County area chapters should attend at the SEIU 521 Office in Bakersfield on the following Thursdays, 6-7:30 p.m.:
Jan. 28, Apr. 29, Jul. 29, Oct. 28
Please RSVP at 661.321.4161.
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521 Members in Kern County Help Foster Kids Adjust

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Dec. 30 - Some of Kern County's neediest will benefit from the generosity of SEIU Local 521 members.

Food collected at the Union office in Bakersfield was donated to Covenant Community Services, an organization that helps emancipated youth who were in the foster care system but have aged out. Barbara Sanchez, an eligibility worker at Kern County DHS who works with those youth, arranged the donation.

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Retirees Make their Case on Health Care

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County Hears and Responds

Dec. 1 - When a squabble between Kern County and the Kern County Superior Court forced some retirees to change their health care plans – costing them hundreds of dollars more a month and making them change their doctors – the retirees didn't take it laying down.

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Head Case: Courts Retirees Falling through the Cracks

 
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Diane Lopez worked for the courts in Kern County for 14 years, plus two years with the Public Defender. She worked in the traffic, revenue recovery and civil divisions. "I always wanted to learn," she said. "I was a good recovery." Now, she's about to fall through the cracks because neither the courts nor the county want to provide her with the health care she earned.

Learn more about the need for Healthcare Reform.