521 in the News - San Joaquin Valley
Vote Bus Rolls Into TownKero ABC23 Bakersfield, Aug. 16
Opinion: 'Placing Blame on public servants is silly' By Wanda Wallace
Bakersfield Californian, August 6
Bakersfield union investigates huge embezzlementKGET, July 14
Fresno County home care cuts halted Business Journal, June 30
Kern County Budget
Unions angry over [Kern] county budget (Watch video with Regina Kane, Negotiating Committee)
KGET, June 14
Local union president dies at 50Bakersfield, May 13
SEIU stands up for members' rightsKern County uses bad economy as excuse to keep new workers at substandard wages.
Raises during county's fiscal emergency headed for a change
Bakersfield.com, April 28
Raises delayed to save [Bakersfield] city jobsBakersfield.com, Apr. 22
Fresno County Inmates Release and Layoffs
Mims to lay off 15 jail officers
FresnoBee, April 5
Fresno Sheriff to Begin Layoffs at the Jail
CBS47 News
Mims Meets Budget With More Layoffs and Inmate Releases
KSEE 24 News, April 6
400 Inmates to be Released Due to Budget Shortfall
ABC 30, April 5
Health Care Bill
Costa should vote 'yes'
Letter to the editor by SEIU member James Hackett
Fresno Bee, March 20
KMC nurse favors bill
Letter to the editor by SEIU member Carmen Morales
Bakersfield Californian, March 19
Attacks on Public Pensions in Fresno
KRISTY SERMERSHEIM: Grand jury report didn't have it all right
Fresno Bee, April 1
Fresno Co. gets one-two punch on budget crisis
Fresno Bee, March 24
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Cesar Chavez Celebration
Birthday of famed labor activist César Chavez celebrated in Visalia
Visalia Times-Delta, March 29
Health Care Reform, Ads Target Valley Democrat
Health Care Reform, Ads Target Valley Democrat
ABC 30, March 17
Local Reaction to Healthcare Legislation
CBS 47 TV, March 23
Pensions under Attack in Fresno
Fresno Co. targets rising pension costs
Fresno Bee, March 9
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Tulare County Court Workers Volunteer on Furlough Days
Workers put furloughs to good use
USA Today, Feb. 28, 2010
Employees at the Tulare County courthouse learned in November that they would be furloughed one day a month. Courtroom clerk Miguel Espinoza and SEIU organized a volunteer day at a Visalia food bank, where 20 furloughed workers prepared care packages. "Giving back made furloughs a little easier to swallow," he says.
Photo on the right: Courtroom clerk Miguel Espinoza volunteering at a Visalia food bank along with fellow SEIU 521 members.
Fresno Correctional Officers
- Sheriff Mims Halts Early Release of Fresno Inmates
ABC 30, Feb. 2, 2010 (Watch video)
- Fresno Supervisors Vote To Prevent Further Early Inmate Releases
KMPH, Feb. 2, 2010 (Watch video)
- New budget plan avoids Fresno Co. Jail releases
Fresnobee, Feb. 2, 2010
- Fresno Correctional Officers Approve Pay Cuts
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CBS 47 TV, Feb. 2, 2010
- Fresno Supervisors Hope To Find End To Inmate Release
KMPH Fox 26, Feb. 2, 2010
Bakersfield voters to choose pension outcome?
Bakersfield.com, Jan. 30, 2010
- City Council Holds Off Putting Pension Issue on Ballot
Kero 23, Feb. 10
- Pension dispute on hold, but not for long
The Bakersfield Californian, Feb. 10
- The Bakersfield Californian, Feb. 8: "Couch, who said he didn't know a ballot measure was an option until Scrivner launched the idea, said the process offers a way around stalled negotiations." (Read more)
- Reduced retirement pension proposed for new Bakersfield city workers
KGET, Feb. 4
- Government roundup: City union refuses to open contract
The Bakersfield Californian, Feb. 4
Fresno Co. Sheriff Wants to Unnecessarily Fire 69 Correctional Officers
Big push to prevent Fresno Co. deputy, jail layoffs
Fresno Bee, Jan. 27, 2010
Sheriff Says She Must Resort to Drastic Measures (News Article and Video)
KGPE - CBS TV 47, Jan. 13, 2010
Mims could have spared some jobs, union says
Fresno Bee, Jan. 13, 2010
Budget Cuts Impact Correctional Officers
KSEE 24, Jan. 13, 2010
Fresno Public Defenders Take The County To Court
KPMH, Dec. 23, 2009 (
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[Fresno] Court to hear request to halt public defender layoffs
FresnoBee, Dec. 22, 2009
Fresno Public Defenders Take The County To Court
KPMH, Dec. 23, 2009 ( Watch TV coverage)
Public Defenders Fight for their Jobs
KSEE24, Dec. 23, 2009 ( Watch TV coverage)
Public Defenders Ask Judge to Block Layoffs
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LOIS HENRY: Closing courts wrong approachThe Bakersfield Californian, Nov. 14, 2009
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521 Member Vicky Avila Wins First Place at Kern County's Fair Literary CompetitionPrize-winning writers strut their stuff during fair's literary competition
The Bakersfield Californian, October 13, 2009
Kids to Get New Gardening Tools After Heartless Theft - Burglars Steal From Group Of Local Kids
KERO-TV 23, September 1, 2009
http://www.turnto23.com/east_county/20676930/detail.html?taf=bak
- Help this garden bloom
The Bakersfield Californian, September 2, 2009
Fresno Co. Sheriff Wants to Unnecessarily Fire 30 Correctional Officers
- Fresno Co. Sheriff and laid-off correctional officers meet
KSEE 24 NEWS, Aug. 19
Article: http://www.ksee24.com/news/local/53745562.html
Video: http://www.ksee24.com/news/local/53745562.html
- Fresno County deputies protest layoffs
Fresno Bee, Aug. 20
http://www.fresnobee.com/1100/story/1608111.html
- CBS TV 47 Video:
http://www.cbs47.tv/mediacenter/local.aspx?articleID=103158
- ABC30.com:
Video: Massive Inmate Release Has Already Begun
http://abclocal.go.com/kfsn/video?id=6975515
SEIU 521 Union files Unfair Labor Practice against Fresno County
Watch the video - KMPH Fox 26 of Saturday, May 16th furlough appeals
Union Suing Fresno County Over Furloughs, CBS47, May 12, 2009 - Watch video
Union files complaint against Fresno County, The Fresno Bee, May 12, 2009