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SEIU1021 Leaders "Ludwig Did Not Have To Die" STOP Privatization & Zero Covid NOW!
San Francisco SEIU 1021 local leaders reported on the death of SEIU 1021 CCSF worker Ludwig Leota who was coerced back to the job where he contacted covid and passed away. They also talk about the privatization, union busting and fight for democracy in the union.
SEIU1021 Leaders "Ludwig Did Not Have To Die" STOP Privatization Zero Covid NOW! & Union Democracy
SEIU 1021 San Francisco leader of SF General Hospital chapter president Brenda Barros and Community Health Centers vice chair Cheryl Thorton spoke out about the death of member Ludwig Leota who had serious health vulnerabilities but was coerced back to work from working remotely. Despite protests from Cheryl Thornton, the SEIU 1021 staff refused to stop this coercion by DPH bosses and did not even bother to attend his funeral when he passed away.
They also discuss the lack of cleaners and other PPE including N95 masks and a mass protocol for testing by the City and
County of San Francisco. They also discussed use of the pandemic to outsource and privatize public worker jobs to "non-profits" and other privately run agencies such as Healthcare 360 which the city funds and they do the same work as public workers at 30 to 40% less
pay without the pensions and benefits.
The city which has a hiring freeze is bringing in temps doing the same work without the conditions and benefits of public workers. This is creating a two tier union busting system according to these SEIU Local union leaders.
They also report on the attack on union democracy and the scheme to appoint union officers by the President Joseph Bryant without an election and also refusing to replace members to the union bargaining committee by elections.
This event was held also to call for Zero Covid which would crush the virus instead of allowing it to continue unabated. The SEIU which represents more than 750,000 workers in California has refused to demand full PPE, N95 masks and a Zero Covid policy from Governor Gavin Newsom and the Democratic legislature which has a super majority and a $31 billion dollars budget surplus. The program has hears directly from SEIU 1021 member Ludwig Leota who talks about his health condition and his personal fear about being forced leave his remote work and returning to the Homeless shelter where he knew he would be contaminated and die from Covid.
This press conference was held at the SF SEIU offices in San Francisco on Jan 8, 2022 and was sponsored by the United Front Committee For A Labor Party.
WorkWeek
Additional media:
Ludwig Did Not Have to Die, Covid, Privatization & Union Democracy In SEIU 1021
https://youtu.be/5uFqcQlFVJA
SF City Workers Issues With SEIU 1021 Negotiating Committee Member John Wadsworth
https://youtu.be/EBNcMrhS5Lc
https://soundcloud.com/workweek-radio
Production of Labor Video Project
http://www.labormedia.net
SEIU 1021 San Francisco leader of SF General Hospital chapter president Brenda Barros and Community Health Centers vice chair Cheryl Thorton spoke out about the death of member Ludwig Leota who had serious health vulnerabilities but was coerced back to work from working remotely. Despite protests from Cheryl Thornton, the SEIU 1021 staff refused to stop this coercion by DPH bosses and did not even bother to attend his funeral when he passed away.
They also discuss the lack of cleaners and other PPE including N95 masks and a mass protocol for testing by the City and
County of San Francisco. They also discussed use of the pandemic to outsource and privatize public worker jobs to "non-profits" and other privately run agencies such as Healthcare 360 which the city funds and they do the same work as public workers at 30 to 40% less
pay without the pensions and benefits.
The city which has a hiring freeze is bringing in temps doing the same work without the conditions and benefits of public workers. This is creating a two tier union busting system according to these SEIU Local union leaders.
They also report on the attack on union democracy and the scheme to appoint union officers by the President Joseph Bryant without an election and also refusing to replace members to the union bargaining committee by elections.
This event was held also to call for Zero Covid which would crush the virus instead of allowing it to continue unabated. The SEIU which represents more than 750,000 workers in California has refused to demand full PPE, N95 masks and a Zero Covid policy from Governor Gavin Newsom and the Democratic legislature which has a super majority and a $31 billion dollars budget surplus. The program has hears directly from SEIU 1021 member Ludwig Leota who talks about his health condition and his personal fear about being forced leave his remote work and returning to the Homeless shelter where he knew he would be contaminated and die from Covid.
This press conference was held at the SF SEIU offices in San Francisco on Jan 8, 2022 and was sponsored by the United Front Committee For A Labor Party.
WorkWeek
Additional media:
Ludwig Did Not Have to Die, Covid, Privatization & Union Democracy In SEIU 1021
https://youtu.be/5uFqcQlFVJA
SF City Workers Issues With SEIU 1021 Negotiating Committee Member John Wadsworth
https://youtu.be/EBNcMrhS5Lc
https://soundcloud.com/workweek-radio
Production of Labor Video Project
http://www.labormedia.net
For more information:
https://youtu.be/J6JJHgqTAsc
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Greeting SEIU 1021 Leadership (Joseph, Theresa, Jason, David and Sandra)
We would like to receive an update on the Pandemic firings and discipline. Everyone was notified today that the SFUSD bargained to get the option of testing for its employees. In addition, as I've been stating Alameda County has cheerfully provided 660 exemptions out of 667 requested exemptions.
Doesn't SEIU represent all three of these city and county entities? So why is it that you negotiated to have all unvaccinated employees fired as of April 1, 2022 within the City and County of San Francisco? I understand this was not done with the Contract Negotiating Group? This was done through the PEC? This was done in addition to not electing EBoard Members, but merely an appointment of members by nepotism? No election of officers so is this how we do business now a days?
Additionally, Why are you not pressuring the City to provide the requested exemptions? This is all incomprehensible as it appears there was some deal made with our lovely Mayor and the City?
We demand answers as to the difference in treatment from one entity to the other? There are employees suffering, and one in particular who has worked for the city for up to 40 years who was provided termination documents from the Library?
This is a travesty as to the leadership in how it has not provided adequate leadership to our members. We need answers.
I was appalled to see SFUSD is providing their employees the testing option and the City is not? WTH is going on? To add injury to this entire fiasco it is mostly the African American's being affected by this entire matter. I would name it better as the New Jim Crow 10.0.
Again Alameda County provided over 95% approval of their exemption requests Where is the transparency with this?
We need answers and we need to know how the Biden Mandate denial yesterday will effect the City of San Francisco Mandate?
Please respond to each of us as we are being harmed and SEIU needs to be accountable.
Respectfully Submitted,
Kimberly Cox
cc: National Labor Board
Committee - Black COVID 2022
SF Board of Supervisors
We would like to receive an update on the Pandemic firings and discipline. Everyone was notified today that the SFUSD bargained to get the option of testing for its employees. In addition, as I've been stating Alameda County has cheerfully provided 660 exemptions out of 667 requested exemptions.
Doesn't SEIU represent all three of these city and county entities? So why is it that you negotiated to have all unvaccinated employees fired as of April 1, 2022 within the City and County of San Francisco? I understand this was not done with the Contract Negotiating Group? This was done through the PEC? This was done in addition to not electing EBoard Members, but merely an appointment of members by nepotism? No election of officers so is this how we do business now a days?
Additionally, Why are you not pressuring the City to provide the requested exemptions? This is all incomprehensible as it appears there was some deal made with our lovely Mayor and the City?
We demand answers as to the difference in treatment from one entity to the other? There are employees suffering, and one in particular who has worked for the city for up to 40 years who was provided termination documents from the Library?
This is a travesty as to the leadership in how it has not provided adequate leadership to our members. We need answers.
I was appalled to see SFUSD is providing their employees the testing option and the City is not? WTH is going on? To add injury to this entire fiasco it is mostly the African American's being affected by this entire matter. I would name it better as the New Jim Crow 10.0.
Again Alameda County provided over 95% approval of their exemption requests Where is the transparency with this?
We need answers and we need to know how the Biden Mandate denial yesterday will effect the City of San Francisco Mandate?
Please respond to each of us as we are being harmed and SEIU needs to be accountable.
Respectfully Submitted,
Kimberly Cox
cc: National Labor Board
Committee - Black COVID 2022
SF Board of Supervisors
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