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ON THE BROADCAST TONIGHT
FIRST DAY OF BARGAINING KICKS OFF TOMORROW: HOW MEMBERS ARE SHOWING SUPPORT STATEWIDE
AND CESAR CHAVEZ CELEBRATION: HOW SACRAMENTO AREA RESIDENTS HONORED A PIONEER IN LABOR
RIGHTS
CHANNEL 1000 STARTS NOW...
GOOD EVENING, THIS IS A CHANNEL 1000 SPECIAL REPORT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT OUR FIRST DAY
AT THE BARGAINING TABLE WITH THE STATE IS WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10.
THE LOCAL 1000 BARGAINING TEAM WILL WALK INTO A ROOM WITH STATE REPRESENTATIVES TO BEGIN
NEGOTIATING FOR A NEW CONTRACT. MEMBER-ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES FROM ALL NINE LOCAL 1000 BARGAINING
UNITS WILL BE AT THE TABLE.
THIS THE MOST IMPORTANT DAY TO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR OUR BARGAINING TEAM BECAUSE IT'S ALL
ON THE LINE.
NEGOTIATIONS THEMSELVES WILL TAKE PLACE IN SACRAMENTO ... BUT ALL ACROSS THE STATE, MEMBERS
WILL BE DRESSING IN PURPLE AND WEARING "I'M ALL IN" STICKERS TO SHOW THEIR SUPPORT FOR
OUR BARGAINING TEAM THAT DAY.
MEMBERS WILL BE HOLDING RALLIES AND SMALL ACTIONS IN SUPPORT OF OUR TEAM IN DOZENS OF
WORKPLACES. THESE EVENTS ARE TIMED TO COINCIDE WITH BREAKS OR LUNCH HOURS. CONTACT YOUR STEWARD
FOR AN EVENT NEAR YOU. MANY EVENTS WILL ALSO BE LISTED ON THE LOCAL 1000 CALENDAR AT SEIU1000.ORG.
OUR TEAM, AFTER REVIEWING THOUSANDS OF MEMBER SURVEYS AND COMMENTS DURING OUR MARCH STATEWIDE
BARGAINING ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING, WILL BE NEGOTIATING WITH THE STATE ON A RANGE OF
PROPOSALS THAT PROTECT OUR PREVIOUSLY HARD-EARNED RIGHTS, WHILE SEEKING TO IMPROVE OUR WAGES
AND BENEFITS, PROTECT OUR RETIREMENT AND ADDRESS OUR WORKING CONDITIONS.
TO CELEBRATE CESAR CHAVEZ'S BIRTHDAY, HUNDREDS OF CALIFORNIAN LABOR RIGHTS SUPPORTERS GATHERED
IN SACRAMENTO LAST WEEKEND FOR THE 13TH ANNUAL CESAR CHAVEZ MARCH.
LOCAL 1000 OFFICERS AND OTHER UNION LEADERS KICKED OFF THE MARCH ALONG WITH CALIFORNIA
LEGISLATORS WHO SUPPORT HARD-WORKING FAMILIES AND EQUAL RIGHTS IN CALIFORNIA.
CESAR CHAVEZ WAS AN AMERICAN FARM WORKER, LABOR LEADER, AND CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST WHO
CO-FOUNDED THE NATIONAL FARM WORKERS ASSOCIATION, WHICH LATER BECAME THE UNITED FARM WORKERS.
AS A CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST, HE PIONEERED MOVEMENTS TO IMPROVE WORKING CONDITIONS FOR NOT JUST
FARMERS, BUT ALL LABOR WORKERS.
That's all for tonight's broadcast.
FROM SACRAMENTO, I'M KALE ELLEDGE, THANKS FOR WATCHING.