Local 1000's contract, and state law, guarantees the rights of release time for different types of situations. Here are a few instances.
Continue reading Contract & Law: Release time for exams and elections.
Know Your Contract
Understanding your union contract is key to protecting your rights in the workplace. On this page you can download the entire Local 1000 contract and read up on the most commonly referred to areas of the document. If you have questions or want more information, contact your union steward or call the Local 1000 Resource Center at 866.471.SEIU (7348).
Your right to representation when brought before management on possible disciplinary charges
Continue reading Weingarten Rights: Your right to representation.
Describes your right to have union information posted and distributed at your worksite
Continue reading Article 2.4: Distribution of Union Information.
Defines right to compensated time off for representational purposes
Continue reading Article 2.6 & 2.7: Steward Time Off and Employee Time Off.
Defines your right to not be discriminated against at work
Continue reading Article 5.7: Non-Discrimination.
Defines your right not to be subjected to sexual harassment
Continue reading Article 5.8: Sexual Harassment.
There are rules mandating timely submissions of grievances and timely responses by management. Failure to abide by these time limits by the union means that the grievance has been dropped. Management's failure to meet these deadlines moves the grievances to the next level.
Continue reading Article 6: Grievance Timelines.
If wages and benefits are the guts of the Local 1000 contract, the grievance procedure is its heart. "It is our shield against the arbitrary authority of the boss," says Marc Bautista, Vice-President for Organizing and Representation. "It guarantees due process. It guards against discrimination."
Continue reading Article 6: Grievance Procedure.
Defines your rights to paid time off
Continue reading Article 8.1: Vacation/Annual Leave.
Describes your right to be absent from work--with pay--for medical reasons
Continue reading Article 8.2: Sick Leave.
Defines your right to paid time off to grieve a loved one
Continue reading Article 8.3: Bereavement Leave.
Defines your right to transfer leave credits
Continue reading Article 8.8: Transferring Your Leave Credits.
Defines your right to paid time off to mentor a child or youth
Continue reading Article 8.17: Mentoring Leave.
Defines your right to time off to attend family-related activities and family crisis situations
Continue reading Article 8.18: Work & Family Participation.
State Disability Insurance (SDI) is for qualified employees who suffer a non-work related injury or illness
Continue reading Article 9.17: State Disability Insurance (SDI) .
Defines your right to safe and hazard-free working conditions
Continue reading Article 10: Health and Safety .
Defines wage increases, bonuses, timely payment of wages, differentials for working nights, utilizing bilingual skills, out-of-state assignments and other pay issues
Continue reading Article 11.1: Salaries.
Defines your right to view, copy and know the location of personnel and supervisory files
Continue reading Article 13.1: Personnel and Evaluation Materials.
Defines your right to transfer to help resolve work and family issues
Continue reading Article 15.3: Hardship Transfer.
Describes the regular workweek and work shift, and your right to overtime pay for working more than 40 hours in a regular workweek
Continue reading Article 19.1 & 19.2: Hours of Work and Overtime.
Defines the right to time off for victims of domestic violence
Continue reading Addendum 1: Time off for Victims of Domestic Violence.