News in Region 1
521′s birthday and Kristy’s retirement
This year’s birthday party for SEIU Local 521 on May 21 also gave members an opportunity to send former 521 Chief Elected Officer Kristy Sermersheim off to a happy retirement. Check out the photos!
Santa Clara County workers urge protection of health care safety net
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.
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Muriel Frederick, Region 1 Vice President
Welcome to the Region 1 section. Muriel Frederick, Office Specialist III for Santa Clara County, is our Region 1 Vice President.
Region 1 covers workers in both Santa Clara and San Mateo counties. We represent approximately 18,000 workers from 43 different chapters, including city workers, county workers, schools workers and much more. Take a look around the site and learn more about your contract; your chapter leadership; and important meetings and events that are coming up. Thank you.
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| Union Offices in Region 1: San Carlos | San Jose | |
East Palo Alto, City of
Hope Services
Laid-Off Workers
Menlo Park, City of
Peninsula Jewish Community Center
Redwood City
San Mateo, City of
San Mateo County
San Mateo County Home Care or In-Home Supported Services – IHSS
San Mateo County Superior Court
Achieve Kids
American Red Cross – Silicon Valley
Appraisers – California Association of Real Estate Appraisers
Campbell Union High School District
Community Solutions
Cupertino Union School District
Gardner Family Health
Hope Services
Housing Authority of Santa Clara County – HACSC
Humane Society of Silicon Valley
Institute on Aging
Laid-Off Workers
Law Foundation of Silicon Valley
Mexican American Community Service Agency – MACSA
Momentum for Mental Health
Morgan Hill Unified School District
Mountain View, City of
Orchard School District
Palo Alto, City of
Pathways Private Duty
Rebekah Children’s Services
San Andreas Regional Center – SARC
Santa Clara County
Santa Clara County Home Care or In-Home Supported Services – IHSS
Santa Clara County Office of Education – SCCOE
Santa Clara County Superior Court
Santa Clara Retirees
Starlight Community Services
Sunnyvale, City of
Valley Transportation Authority – VTA
SAN CARLOS OFFICE:
981 Industrial Road, Suite A, San Carlos, CA 94070 (map)
Phone: (650) 801-3500 | Fax: (650) 595-1930
SAN JOSE OFFICE:
2302 Zanker Road, San Jose, CA 95131 (map)
Phone: (408) 678-3300 | Fax: (408) 954-1538
RSVP: For San Jose, SEIU521.Receptionist@seiu521.org or (408) 678-3300;
For San Carlos, kelly.west@seiu521.org or (650) 801-3500.
Region 1 Officer Meetings
Region 1 officer meetings for 2013 will be scheduled soon.
Steward Trainings in San Jose and San Carlos
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San José City College Labor Studies Spring 2013
Learn how you can become a Community or Union Activist at San José City College. These classes are affordable and perfect for union members, activists and stewards.
Caucuses & Committees Monthly Meetings
- AFRAM Caucus: 3rd Saturday at Noon in San Jose office.
- APALA Caucus: TBD
- Communications Committee: 1st Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. via teleconference.
- COPE Meetings
San Jose: 1st Tuesday of the month, 5:30 p.m.
Note: No meeting on June 4 due to the elections.
RSVP to Marcia.Ramos@seiu521.org or call (408) 678-3363. - Latino Caucus: 2nd Saturday, 10 a.m-Noon in San Jose office,
or by teleconference: 888-296-1938; participant # 105331. - People Working With Disabilities (PWD): 2nd Tuesday, 3-5:30 p.m. in San Jose office.
- Social and Economic Justice (SEJ) Committee: 2nd Tuesday, 5:30 p.m. in San Jose office, or by teleconference: 888-296-1938; participant # 825053.
