Two of the latest groups to join ESC local 20 are the seventh and eighth legal service nonprofits to join ESC. Employees at Homeless Action Center provide free legal services to unhoused residents of Alameda County, and Disability Rights Advocates (DRA) represents people with disabilities and has a long history of protecting workers’ rights. DRA is the eighth legal service nonprofit to join ESC, the fourth in 2020.
Tom Dalzell has announced that he is stepping down from his role as the Business Manager of IBEW 1245. ESC has the utmost respect and admiration for Tom’s skills and takes pride in the work we have done together over the years. Words cannot express our sincere and deep appreciation for the solidarity that Tom has shown ESC.
ESC Local 20 pledges our commitment to the Black Lives Matters movement. We stand with those in the labor movement who will fight for equality for our Black brothers and sisters. We stand against the use of qualified immunity and union contracts to shield police from the consequences of oppressive violence. Unions have an important role to play in the constant struggle for justice, and we will not allow them to be co-opted to uphold systemic racism.
ESC Local 20 is so proud of our healthcare heroes on the front lines who are fighting hard to provide care to our patients amid the surge of COVID-19, and we are making sure that they are prioritized to receive the COVID-19 vaccine so they can continue to be the heroes our communities need.
Our activism has worked! Kaiser has agreed to our demand for a Hero Bonus for all 85,000 members of the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions across the country, and will be extending our COVID-19 paid leave benefits through March 31 and our childcare grants through April 3.
Recent NLRB settlement includes three significant wins for ESC Local 20 members.
On September 28, 2020, ESC Local 20 filed a brief arguing against SVMH’s Petition for Writ of Extraordinary Relief, which asked the California Court of Appeal to overturn PERB’s decision to order SVMH to recognize ESC as our union and bargain with us. PERB also filed a brief to support its decision; you can read both briefs here.
Congratulations to our newly elected officers, including new Optometry Unit President Deb Deveno.
Be sure to sign the pledge for the Hero Bonus by October 29 and get your button to wear in support beginning October 29.
ESC Local 20 Executive Board Endorsements: NO on 22 (California), YES on 15 (California), YES on O (Sonoma County)
Support ESC Local 20 Members running for office: Elisha Crader for Hayward City Council, Natalie Rogers for Santa Rosa City Council District 7, and Xavier Johnson for Berkeley Rent Board.
