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10th annual Cesar Chavez Celebration hosted by the Local 21 Oakland Council
Join us for our annual celebration of the life of a great labor leader, civil rights activist & humanitarian, Cesar E. Chavez.Guest speaker Josie Camacho, Executive Secretary Treasurer of the...
View ArticleOakland Kicks Off “Dump Your Bank Campaign”
Oakland members recently kicked off the “Dump Your Bank Campaign,” supporting the effort to close accounts with major banks and switch to credit unions and community banks.The campaign coincides with...
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Oakland Members Honor Cesar Chavez
On March 29, Local 21’s City of Oakland chapters threw their 10th annual Cesar Chavez Day luncheon. Nearly 150 members attended, enjoying, music, food, and festivities.Executive Secretary-Treasurer of...
View ArticleJoin Us! Oakland Chapters Host District 3 Candidate Forums
Local 21’s Oakland chapters are gearing up to host the second in a series of forums to inform our members about candidates currently seeking office in Oakland. The next event will be held on Thursday,...
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Oakland Election Information
Information about the candidates in the upcoming Oakland election:City Council, District 1Dan KalbRichard RayaAmy LemleyCity Council, District 3Alex Miller-ColeNyeisha DeWittSean SullivanDerrick...
View ArticleOakland Members Honored
Earlier this week, outgoing Local 21 Oakland Vice President Jeff Levin was honored by the City Council for his 28 years of public service. Levin began his career with the City of Oakland as an intern,...
View ArticleLocal 21 Releases New Video: “We Are Oakland”
Our City of Oakland members care passionately about the Oakland community. Many of us live here, grew up here, work here, play here, and our kids go to school here. We care about our City and its...
View ArticleOakland's Finance Committee Hears "Use Honest Numbers" Message, Delays Action...
Members of Oakland's Finance Committee heard loud objections about the City Administrator's proposed 5-Year Financial Plan from Local 21 at a meeting earlier this week. As a result, they delayed taking...
View ArticleOpening Statement -2013 MOU Negotiations – City of Oakland
“We Are Oakland” Video presentationLocal 21 members are a fundamental, integral part of this City. Many of our members not only work for the City, but live here, shop here, worship here, send their...
View ArticleOakland MOU Bargaining Opens on the “Ides of March”
For weeks the City of Oakland has been trying to break up our chapters across three bargaining tables. This issue was finally resolved last week when the City agreed to sit with Local 21 bargaining at...
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Oakland Chapters Hold Enough is Enough Rally, Call for Honest Budget
Chants of "Enough is Enough!" from hundreds of members of Local 21, SEIU 1021, and IBEW 1245 were heard outside at a multi-union rally, and later inside the Council Chambers when the City of Oakland...
View ArticleWe Are Oakland Video #2
Enough is Enough Local 21 members,Don't miss the second "WE ARE OAKLAND" video. This moving video features some of our own members describing the impacts the City's cuts have had on their lives -...
View ArticleLocal 21 Wins Major Museum Contracting Out Case
In a major victory against contracting out, an Arbitrator ruled that the City of Oakland violated the City Charter, our contract, and State law when it terminated City workers at the Oakland Museum and...
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City Unions Turnout Again for Mayor’s Budget Presentation to Council
Last week, hundreds of City of Oakland Local 21 members joined with our brothers and sisters from SEIU and IBEW to express our anger with the City’s Budget proposal. Members from all three unions...
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Oakland Members Organize More Rallies As City Asks for Unwarranted Takeaways
Hundreds of Oakland members held another noon rally and spoke out on Tuesday, May 14 to protest health care and pension takeaway proposals the City has put on the bargaining table. Despite the fact...
View ArticleOakland Members Cast Overwhelming ‘YES” Vote for Strike Sanction
Members of the two largest unions representing non-sworn Oakland employees voted to authorize strike actions against the City of Oakland last week. ‘Strike Vote’ tables were set up all over the City to...
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Oakland Holds Informational Picket
This Thursday June 27, the Oakland City Council will be casting the deciding votes on next year’s budget… Join Local 21 members for an Informational Picket at 4:30pm at City Hall Amphitheater to tell...
View ArticleOakland Chapters Call for Strike on Monday, July 1
**Download the Local 21 Oakland Strike Manual**WHAT: Professional and Technical Engineers, Local 21 announced today that it is calling the first strike in its history against the City of Oakland on...
View ArticleOakland Members Call Strike, Shut Down City
Our Oakland chapters called the first strike in their history against the City of Oakland on Monday, July 1. In an inspiring display of unity and power, thousands joined the picket lines and...
View ArticleOakland Members Reach Tentative Agreement with No Concessions
After a very successful one-day strike on July 1, the Oakland bargaining team reached a Tentative Agreement with the City on July 17. Our team's goal was to negotiate a contract with no concessions and...
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