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A SEIU STRIKE IS NOT GUARANTEED.

Only 51% of rank-and-file employees are SEIU members. We cannot assume the YES vote will pass.

If you’ve been calling for a strike, don’t assume and rely on others to make it happen. Failing the strike vote would be embarrassing and prove Newsom right.

Let’s show Newsom we are DONE with his shitty antics.

YOU need to Join SEIU NOW to Vote YES to ensure it passes!

Get your coworkers to join too!

👉 https://www.seiu1000.org/sign-up/

FAQs: https://www.seiu1000.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Strike-FAQ_Flyer.pdf

https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/the-state-worker/article297824808.html

https://amp.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/the-state-worker/article286610775.html

The state is fking over people with disabilities with their reasonable accommodations process.

Turn that RTO RAGE INTO ACTION!

SHOW UP TO TODAY’S SEIU RALLY.

Wednesday, July 22, 2026
⏰ Time:
11:30 AM – 1:00 PM

📌** **Location:
CalHR
1810 16th St, Sacramento, CA 95811

Prove you’re actually ready to strike by attending these actions instead.

If all you do is complain on Reddit and are too lazy to take these actions, what makes you think SEIU folks are actually ready to forgo your paycheck for weeks or months to actually strike?

These actions require way less sacrifice than an actual strike.

Also, if nonmembers strike, they could be considered AWOL and cannot be protected by the union, so you better become a union member if you are actually serious about striking.

1. CalHR Action: WEDNESDAY, JULY 22 - Attend the SEIU 1000 Informational Picket at CalHR! Time: 11:30-2pm. Details and registration here: https://www.seiu1000.org/2026contract-events/
2. VIRTUAL STRIKE SCHOOL: first date is July 30, 6:00-7:00 pm. Register here: https://seiu1000-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_wsj_pXSQREG2GqW9n_3G7w#/registration. For more dates, visit https://www.seiu1000.org/2026contract-events/
3. Have you emailed Governor Newsom’s senior staff and flooded their inbox with your personal story?

Don’t just upvote; TAKE ACTION.

Please contact Senate Majority Leader Angelique Ashby. She has not been supportive of telework or has been very noncommittal in the past. We need her to reconsider.

If you live in her district, please use the email form at https://sd08.senate.ca.gov/contact and share with them your address to confirm that you are a constituent. Constituents in her district matter even more to her.

Even if you don't live in the district, call her office at (916) 651-4008 or (916) 319-0309 or email her at senator.ashby@senate.ca.gov since she is in a leadership position and needs to look out for all of CA and the $225 million in taxpayer savings.

To confirm if you're a constituent, you can use this link: https://findyourrep.legislature.ca.gov

Sample template:

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Hello,

As a constituent, taxpayer, and voter, I am writing to respectfully ask that Senate Majority Leader Ashby votes yes on AB 1729, the telework bill for CA Stateworkers.

The independent CA State Auditor concluded that a one-size-fits-all approach to telework is counter to state policy and would forgo $225 million in taxpayer savings, while surveyed departments reported that telework supports recruitment, retention, and productivity (pages 14, 39, and 43). The CA State Auditor report can be found at https://www.auditor.ca.gov/reports/2024-118/.

I encourage the CA Government to adopt a data-driven, department-specific approach instead of a one-size-fits-all mandate that creates unnecessary harm to the employer, the employees, and the environment.

I respectfully request a response soon. Thank you.

FYI, in CA we use PRA requests instead of FOIA’s.

Here’s some model language you can use to try to PRA Newsom/CalHR language on RTO.

Unit 17 SEIU nurses are CA state workers in the prisons, etc and they have have been united with us every step of the way at the bargaining table in support of telework, so this is our chance - and our obligation - to be there for them!!!

Mandatory overtime (MOT) is toxic and DANGEROUS. Imagine pulling an 8 hour nursing shift and then because the state pays like crap and has severe vacancies, forces you to pull another 8 hour shift (16 hours total).

Even if you have a kid at home after work. The state expects the nurses to just figure it out.

Here’s a modified script for non-nurses that we can use to call on behalf of our fellow union member nurses:

Hello! My name is _____. I work for ______ and I am a proud member of SEIU Local 1000. I would like to leave a message for ______.
I’m proud of my fellow union members, nurses for the state of California, who provide quality healthcare to our patients. However, Mandatory Overtime remains an ongoing issue in our State-Run Healthcare Facilities.
SEIU Local 1000 members are demanding action to address the severe impacts of Mandatory Overtime, high vacancies, and the costly overuse of registry nursing staff. These changes will improve working conditions and patient care in State-Run Facilities.
We ask that you return to the table with proposals that recognize the danger of MOT and provide long-term solutions. Thank you.

Here are the contacts to call and email:

To quickly BCC them in an email:

jeannette.sanders@calhr.ca.gov; alana.vasquez@cdcr.ca.gov; Trina.Bryant@dsh.ca.gov; john.simmons@calvet.ca.gov

Call Nursing Labor Relations Contacts:

Jeannette Sanders
CalHR LRO (Units 17 & 20)
📧 jeannette.sanders@calhr.ca.gov
📱(916) 439-9795
Alana Vasquez – Acting Chief of Labor, CCHCS
📧 alana.vasquez@cdcr.ca.gov
📱(916) 691-3973
Trina Bryant – Chief of Labor Relations, DSH
📧 Trina.Bryant@dsh.ca.gov
📱 (916) 562-3890
John Simmons – Labor Relations Manager I, CalVet
📧 john.simmons@calvet.ca.gov
📱 (916) 651-7799

The news media will likely be there tomorrow.

SEIU has an action planned for TOMORROW.
https://www.seiu1000.org/contract-action-center/

Remember, with a strike you cannot use paid time off and get paid $0 per day.

With an SEIU action like tomorrow, you can use vacation or other paid time off, etc.