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Labor enthusiasm and boots on the ground make the difference in Propositions 30 and 32, state legislative races
Statement from SEIU State Council:
“The more than 700,000 members of SEIU in California celebrate Election Night victories up and down the ballot. Working families united to defeat the deceptive Proposition 32, which tried to silence our voices and hand more power to billionaire CEOs; pass Proposition 30, which prevents billions of dollars in school cuts; and secure Democratic supermajorities in the Assembly and State Senate.
“During this election our members demonstrated that when we put our boots on the ground and join our voices together, we win victories for California families, students and the middle class. SEIU deployed thousands of volunteers across the state to remind people to vote on Election Day and drive voters to the polls. In Los Angeles County alone, hundreds of volunteers fanned out in neighborhoods over the weekend to contact more than 150,000 voters.
“By defeating the deceptive Prop. 32, working people can continue to speak out on issues that matter to the middle class. By passing Prop. 30 and helping to elect Democratic supermajorities in the Assembly and State Senate, we prevented devastating cuts to schools, and have put the state’s budget on a strong path.”
“Importantly, this historic effort shows that far from being a ‘win-win’ for its secretive backers, Prop. 32 ignited the passions of working families and contributed to victories across the state. Conservative ideologues should think twice before attempting a farce like Prop. 32 again.”
For purposes of this document, the positions are defined in the following way:
POSITION TAKEN: SUPPORT
Position Taken: OPPOSSE
Position taken: OPPOSE
Position taken: OPPOSE
Position taken: OPEN
Position taken: NO POSITION
Position taken: OPEN
Position taken: NO POSITION
Position taken: OPPOSE
Position taken: SUPPORT
Position taken: SUPPORT* (A support position means supporting the senate district lines as they were originally approved by the Redistricting commission).
Congressional, State Senate and Assembly Endorsements Made in Member-Driven Town Hall Process
Sacramento, CA – The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) California today announced the results of its town hall endorsement process in several Congressional, State Senate and Assembly races. In SEIU’s town hall process, members evaluate candidates’ policy positions, listen to them speak, interview them, and then make their decisions. The town halls are open to all members in each district.
Endorsements announced today were as follows:
State Assembly
State Senate
Congress
Previous SEIU endorsements can be found here.
SEIU California is a coalition of over 700,000 janitors, social workers, security officers, home care workers, school and university employees, healthcare workers, and city, county and state employees represented by SEIU local unions throughout California. We come together to build a better California by fighting to pass policies and elect candidates that benefit working families and advance the issues we care about: affordable healthcare, good wages, retirement security for all, a healthy environment, good schools and universities, and stronger communities. We believe that by working together we can build a California where working families can thrive again.
Congressional, State Senate and Assembly Endorsements Made in Member-Driven Town Hall Process
Sacramento, CA – The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) California today announced the results of its town hall endorsement process in several Congressional, State Senate and Assembly races. In SEIU’s town hall process, members evaluate candidates’ policy positions, listen to them speak, interview them, and then make their decisions. The town halls are open to all members in each district.
Endorsements announced today were as follows:
State Assembly
State Senate
Congress
Previous SEIU endorsements can be found here. As more member-driven town halls take place in the coming weeks, SEIU California expects to announce additional endorsements.
SEIU California is a coalition of over 700,000 janitors, social workers, security officers, home care workers, school and university employees, healthcare workers, court workers, and city, county and state employees represented by SEIU local unions throughout California. We come together to build a better California by fighting to pass policies and elect candidates that benefit working families and advance the issues we care about: affordable healthcare, good wages, retirement security for all, a healthy environment, good schools and universities, and stronger communities. We believe that by working together we can build a California where working families can thrive again.
Congressional, State Senate and Assembly Endorsements Made in Member-Driven Town Hall Process
Sacramento, CA – The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) California today announced the results of its town hall endorsement process in several Congressional, State Senate and Assembly races. In SEIU’s town hall process, members evaluate candidates’ policy positions, listen to them speak, interview them, and then make their decisions. The town halls are open to all members in each district.
Endorsements announced today were as follows:
State Assembly
State Senate
Congress
Previous SEIU endorsements can be found here. As more member-driven town halls take place in the coming weeks, SEIU California expects to announce additional endorsements.
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SEIU California is a coalition of over 700,000 janitors, social workers, security officers, home care workers, school and university employees, healthcare workers, and city, county and state employees represented by SEIU local unions throughout California. We come together to build a better California by fighting to pass policies and elect candidates that benefit working families and advance the issues we care about: affordable healthcare, good wages, retirement security for all, a healthy environment, good schools and universities, and stronger communities. We believe that by working together we can build a California where working families can thrive again.
(SACRAMENTO, CA) – The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) California, representing 700,000 workers throughout California released the following statement from Executive Director David Kieffer following the Governor Brown’s State of the State address:
“Tonight we saw what leadership means. Governor Brown offered the serious tone and the straightforward, balanced approach that will be required to guide California through these difficult times.
“After seven years of Schwarzenegger’s failure to deal with our budget problems honestly, Governor Brown outlined the challenges before us clearly. California is in a deep recession and our budget is a mess.
“The only choices before us are painful ones, and Governor Brown is right: the only way to fix this mess is through a balanced approach – making more painful cuts and maintaining existing revenues in the June special election.
“If we don’t seize the opportunity now to come together and get California’s fiscal house in order, the cuts will be twice as large, jeopardizing our recovery and our ability to restore investments in schools, colleges and services that made California a beacon of opportunity for our parents and grandparents.
“We agree with the Governor that our retirement security must be sustainable; we support reforms to end abuses such as spiking, double-dipping, and wildly inflated managerial pensions.
“Working together with our Governor and the Legislature, the hard-working men and women of SEIU are ready to forge a path forward through these difficult times. We are looking to our leaders to come together across party lines and rise to the challenge to help us build the kind of state our children and grandchildren deserve.”
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SEIU California is a union of over 700,000 janitors, social workers, security officers, home care workers, school and university employees, healthcare workers, and city, county and state employees represented by SEIU local unions throughout California. We come together to build a better California by fighting to pass policies and elect candidates that benefit working families and advance the issues we care about: affordable healthcare, good wages, retirement security for all, a healthy environment, good schools and universities, and stronger communities. We believe that by working together we can build a California where working families can thrive again.
SACRAMENTO, CA – The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) California today announced the organization’s endorsement of Ted Lieu in the 28th Senate District and Darren Parker in the 17th Senate District. SEIU’s endorsements mean the organization will engage voters to turn out in support of these February 15 special election candidates through member communications and on-the-ground voter contact.
In reviewing candidates who are vying to replace Senator Jenny Oropeza, who passed away last fall, and Senator George Runner, who was elected to Board of Equalization, SEIU’s elected leaders looked for candidates who will bring a practical approach to solving the immediate budget crisis and who have the skills necessary to bring Californians together to restore the schools, colleges, health care and infrastructure that made California great.
“With families struggling to hold onto their jobs and their homes right here in Long Beach, Torrance and our surrounding communities, we need a Senator who is ready to get serious about solving our budget crisis with a balanced approach,” said Paul Aldape, a public works worker who lives in Torrance. “I will be telling my neighbors and co-workers that I’m supporting Ted Lieu because a state where libraries and parks are shuttered isn’t the California I want to leave for my kids.”
After immigrating to the U.S. as a child and going on to become an attorney who serves his country as an Air Force reservist, Ted Lieu embodies the American Dream. In three terms in the California State Assembly, Lieu distinguished himself as a strong advocate for consumers and families. Representing the 28th Senate District seat formerly held by Jenny Oropeza, Ted Lieu will continue Senator Oropeza’s long legacy of expanding economic opportunity and health care access for California families.
Loquilla Jackson, a home care worker who lives in Lancaster, said, “I’ll be working hard to elect Darren Parker because he knows getting serious about solving California’s budget problems means working together, not scapegoating low-wage workers for the problems created on Wall Street. Darren will listen to all of us who want our frail grandparents and children with disabilities to live at home with dignity.” Darren has the skills to bring our leaders together and together we can find a way to protect critical services like home care that save money for taxpayers.”
A small business owner and a 25-year resident of California’s High Desert, Darren Parker has earned his reputation as a leader who can work with both political parties and bring together diverse interests to improve his community. Darren has been appointed to leadership positions by both Democrats and Republicans and honored for his work to improve opportunities for young people and working families.
SEIU California is a union of over 700,000 janitors, social workers, security officers, home care workers, school and university employees, healthcare workers, and city, county and state employees represented by SEIU local unions throughout California. We come together to build a better California by fighting to pass policies and elect candidates that benefit working families and advance the issues we care about: affordable healthcare, good wages, retirement security for all, a healthy environment, good schools and universities, and stronger communities. We believe that by working together we can build a California where working families can thrive again.