Lo Williams goes to bat for Local 1000 members and kids in the community

As Lo Williams threw the ceremonial first pitch to the little league catcher behind the plate, the magnitude of the countless hours he spends volunteering set in--he had become the role model that he wished so hard for as a child. It was a gorgeous opening day for Oak Park Little League on April 7 in Sacramento, and every child had a smile on.

Raised in a large and struggling family in Los Angeles, Williams was often left to fend for himself in unsafe neighborhoods. The adults in his community were not the role models he needed as a child, which is why he now devotes much of his life to looking out for the children of others. 

Unit 4 Upward Mobility Committee Meets to Make Final Touches 

Twila Willis-Hunter

The State Compensation Insurance Fund (State Fund) has announced that layoffs will take place, affecting employees throughout the state

"It's outrageous that we are learning about this now - just after completing a battle over jobs and work locations at State Fund," said Margarita Maldonado, Local 1000 vice president for bargaining. "It's clear that State Fund's business model isn't working and that management saw these layoffs coming, even when we were fighting to mitigate the effects of downsizing earlier this year."