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		<title>SEIU strengthens voice of Asian American and Pacific Islander workers in highest governing body</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 18:45:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SEIU President Mary Kay Henry swore in Luisa Blue and Courtni Pugh as SEIU International Executive Board Members. Luisa Blue is Chief Elected Officer of SEIU Local 521 which represents 55,000 workers who provide vital community services in the diverse central California region. Their appointment strengthens the voice of SEIU's Asian American and Pacific Islander members, a growing segment of America's labor movement, and reinforces how the diversity of SEIU's 2.1 million members is a source of strength for the union. ]]></description>
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		<title>Watsonville workers to council: End disparate treatment</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 23:04:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fed up with years of disparate treatment, Watsonville City workers told the city council on May 14 to end wage disparity and increase accountability and transparency to the public.]]></description>
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		<title>Members storm Capitol, champion Health 4 All</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 18:23:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[More than 1,000 SEIU members from across California took to the state Capitol on May 15 and demanded lawmakers fulfill the promise of the Affordable Care Act.]]></description>
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		<title>Wage disparity grows in Watsonville</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 21:24:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[While Watsonville City executives have enjoyed $400 car allowances and wage increases ranging from $1,000 to $20,000 since 2009, frontline workers have sacrificed financially to balance the budget and maintain services. Tonight city workers and community members will speak against this disparity and for the need of more accountability and transparency to the public.]]></description>
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		<title>Santa Clara County workers urge protection of health care safety net</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 21:08:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Community advocates and county workers joined Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors President Ken Yeager on Monday to call on the state not to strip funding from vital health care services and programs the community counts on.]]></description>
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		<title>Santa Clara County Office of Education bargaining update</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 20:01:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On April 23, 2013, the SEIU 521 Bargaining Team for the Santa Clara County Office of Education Chapter returned to the table to discuss and exchange counter proposals. The Bargaining Team has proposed the contract become effective September 1, 2012 and shall remain in force till August 31, 2014.]]></description>
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		<title>Protect the Healthcare Safety Net</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 21:49:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Protect local health care safety nets that are a critical resource for everyone in our community. Help lobby in Sacramento on Wednesday, May 15. ]]></description>
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		<title>Santa Clara County urges legislators to stand strong for health care safety net</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 21:06:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On the eve of the state’s May revision budget announcement, county health care workers and leaders will join Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors President Ken Yeager on Monday to deliver an urgent message to Sacramento: Protect the vital health care safety net so many count on for their lives.]]></description>
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		<title>SEIU Nurses: New career advancement opportunities</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 18:27:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the Nurses Week issue of the Roundup: Read about SEIU nurse leaders in California and Florida publicly advocating for their patients' well being, and learn about new career advancement opportunities! ]]></description>
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		<title>Sacramento Bee editorial urges caution realigning county funding in state budget as part of ACA implementation</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 22:47:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sacramento Bee editorial urges caution realigning county funding in state budget as part of ACA implementation]]></description>
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