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Track 12012: Worker powerrebootedFor SEIU 521 members, 2012 was ayear of renewal. The Great Recessionbrought on by Wall Street, banks, andcorpora*ons led to years of a ackson our services, jobs, and re*rementsecurity.It wasn’t easy, but 2012 became theyear that SEIU members beganregaining strength at the bargainingtable, such as nego*a*ng wageincreases again; winning sweepingpoli*cal victories, such as defea*ngProp. 32; rever*ng losses fromprevious years, such as winning backpay for imposed furloughs; andgrowing our union strength by addinga new chapter to our Local.Welcome, Clinica de Salud!521 members renewed our focus at the SEIU International Convention in May.With the re-elec*on of PresidentObama, we protected health carereform so that insurance companiescan no longer discriminate againstpeople with pre-exis*ng condi*onsand must refocus their businesses onpreven*on and care instead ofmarke*ng and profit-taking.You can call this our comeback year,but we’re not finished yet. There aremore members to organize, morecontracts to improve, and a more justeconomy to win for the 99%. Keepcharging, 521!Track 2Growing the Union:Clinica de Salud del Valle deSalinas Joins SEIU familyThis year, 150 workers at health care provider Clinica deSalud del Valle de Salinas came together and fought for aunion voice by choosing to join our SEIU Local 521 family.Clinica de Salud workers provide health care services inMonterey County, with an emphasis on services for farmworker families and the agricultural community. Our newmembers include medical assistants, dental assistants,and medical records clerks who are now nego*a*ng theirfirst contract.During the campaign, Clinica workers receivedoverwhelming support from the community. Localelected officials and advocacy groups publicly pledged to2Clinica de Salud workers elected to become 521 members this year.stand with workers, maintaining that Clinica’s vital healthservices could only improve when workers have a voiceand the ability to work collabora*vely with management.We’re with you, Clinica de Salud!SEIU Local 521 – 2012 Greatest Hits

Track 3Huge political victories!Members won huge victories in 2012 by dedica*ng massiveresources to win key poli*cal races and issues affec*ng workingfamilies. We faced well-funded opposi*on in races up and downthe state from school boards to Congress and ballot measures ofall sizes. We responded by ge?ng to work, taking to the phonesand hi?ng the streets. Na*onwide, 100,000 SEIU members made13 million phone calls and knocked on 5 million doors. And 521Local 521 members meet with Governor Jerry Brown during hiscampaign stop in Salinas for Prop. 30.members were there every step of the way.Together we Raised revenues for California schools and public safety (Prop. 30) Defeated billionaires, corpora*ons, and SuperPACs intent on silencing our voice (Prop. 32) Won a two-thirds super-majority of state legislators who support working families Helped elect 521 member leaders Greg Gomez and Rosaena Sanchez to Central Valley city council seatsIn June, members marched in San Jose to build support for the 99%and called on corporations to pay their fair share of taxes.Santa Cruz County members displayed their support for defeatingProp. 32 in September.In March, Fresno County members attended one of many candidateforums this year to choose which candidates to recommend forendorsement.SEIU Local 521 – 2012 Greatest HitsNatividad Medical Center workers pose with Monterey CountySupervisor Fernando Armenta (center) in May. Workers helped electArmenta.3

Track 4Protecting Retirement SecurityThis year “Re rement Security for All” transformed from aslogan to a movement.521 Pension Commi ee members were integral in thefight on two landmark pieces of re*rement legisla*on:the Californian Secure Re*rement Savings Plan (SB 1234)and the Public Employees’ Pension Reform Act (PEPRA).SB 1234 is a first-in-the-na*on state re*rement plan forprivate sector workers, empowering all Californians toprepare for the future and raising the quality of life foreveryone.The Pension Reform plan started out as a terrible bill forworking families and SEIU members statewide organizedagainst the worst provisions. Ul*mately, we defeatedefforts that would have put our re*rement security in thehands of big banks and corpora*ons.Track 5Protecting health careMembers joined Sen. Kevin DeLeon (center) in Sacramento last August tosupport retirement security bill SB1234.Along with pension reform and re*rement security, ourthird campaign goal is to have our re*rement fundsinvested wisely. AOer successfully lobbying CalPERS toearmark 800 million for investments in Californiainfrastructure, we called on the agency to stop doingbusiness with corpora*ons like WellPoint that use ourhealthcare dollars to advance an*-worker poli*calagendas.With that decision came the tremendous challenge ofpreparing for health care reform, and SEIU 521 membersrolled up their sleeves to begin the hard work. Eligibility Workers from Fresno, Kern, Monterey, andSanta Clara coun*es formed an Industry Council andlobbied legislators in Sacramento, ensuring that localcounty workers – not private call centers – will handlethe influx of new enrollees to Medi-Cal and subsidizedfederal health insurance. Home Care workers protected and strengthenedhome care in California by preven*ng any more cutsto IHSS services. SEIU 521 Vice President Carmen Morales washonored at the White House with a “Champions ofChange” award, which recognized the collec*ve effortof 521’s team of nurses that included: Regina Kane,Sharon Ingram, Abigail Romo, Elaine Anthony andJeff Rockholt. Na*vidad Medical Center workers protected theirsafety-net services by helping to pass Assembly Bill276 - The Central Coast Hospital Authority Act - whichopens the way for NMC to form a public authoritywith another health care agency, if and when the*me is right, and remain a leading health careprovider for Monterey County families.2012 was a landmark year for health care, with the U.S.Supreme Court upholding the Affordable Care Act of2010, allowing 30 million Americans without health careto gain coverage.Eligibility Workers from Fresno, Kern, Monterey, and Santa Clara countiestraveled to Sacramento in June to support services reshaped under health carereform.4SEIU Local 521 – 2012 Greatest Hits

Track 6Members in the mediaAcross Local 521, our members took our message to the press and the public in support of jus*ce for all workingfamilies. We fought and won some tremendous ba les in the past year and we couldn’t have done it withoutcourageous member leaders who stood up to make our voices heard.From television interviews to published opinion pieces in newspapers, we made sure our work to protect publicservices and improve workers’ lives received media coverage.Fresno County member Diana Calderon speaks Kern County member Regina Kane gives a pressto the press about the workers’ strike in January. statement in March regarding contract negotiations.City of Salinas Chapter President Ray Montemayorspeaks alongside Governor Brown during an Octoberpress conference in support of Prop.30.Track 72012 International Convention:Lead, Unite, FightMembers joined 3,000 SEIU member delegates in Denver,Col. for the SEIU Interna*onal Conven*on in May with thetheme: “Lead. Unite. Fight. Win for the 99%.”Delegates represen*ng 2.1 million union members vowedto engage with strategic partners and to recruit, train andmobilize more than 100,000 member-leaders across theunion who will reach out to friends, neighbors and coworkers to win a fair and just economy for the 99%.Members unanimously re-elected Mary Kay Henry asInterna*onal President and Eliseo Medina as Interna*onalSecretary-Treasurer.“The solu on is clear. The 99% needs to unite. We needto unite at the workplace, we need to unite at the polls,and we need to unite in the streets. We need toorganize outside the bounds of our union,” said Mary KayHenry.SEIU Local 521 – 2012 Greatest HitsMembers and 521 Chief Elected Officer Kristy Sermersheim participate in theSEIU International Convention in Denver, Col. in May. After a lifetime of serviceto workers, Kristy is retiring in 2013. We will miss you, Kristy!View Mary Kay Henry’s speech:h p://521.seiu.org/yirmhkMembers also created a cultural presenta*oncalled “We Are the Ones!” and performed at theConven*on. See the video: h p://521.seiu.org/yirsong5

Track 8Fighting for workers’ rights2012 was a strong year for SEIU 521 members upholdingworkers’ rights.With the assistance of our 521 Contract EnforcementDepartment, union stewards opened almost 800 cases andfought back against unfair disciplines, wrongfultermina*ons, and workplace grievances.As a result, we won hundreds of grievances and wrongfuldisciplines totaling 1.7 million in se lements.Need to file a grievance? Contact your steward. They willcoordinate with our Contract Enforcement Department.Monterey County members fought hard to win back-pay after a faulty payrollsystem miscalculated overtime wages for 13 months.Track 9Defending our voiceThere were many a empts this year to silence the voicesof working families, but instead of yielding, SEIU 521members grabbed their bullhorns.When San Benito County infringed on workers’ free speechrights by wrongfully curbing their poli*cal ac*vi*es,members challenged the county in court and won a civilrights lawsuit in September. Shortly aOer the workers’victory, the county administra*ve officer filed hisresigna*on.“This is a win for civil rights and freedom of speech. Weare pleased with the outcome of the se(lement andhappy that we won back our right to free speech.”San Benito County workers take action at the Board of Supervisors meeting inFebruary.– Martha Booker, SEIU 521 San Benito County Chapter PresidentTrack 10Holding ELECTED OFFICIALS accountable: Small Chapters, big voiceDuring hard economic *mes, frontline workers oOen face the brunt of the budget cuts. But SEIU 521 members alsoheld our elected leaders accountable to taxpayers this year.In Soledad, city officials laid off three workers, then sought to give themselves a heOy 16.6% pay raise. Our membersdidn’t accept that. Along with union brothers and sisters from the Police Officers’ Associa*on, members crowded thecity council chambers and ques*oned this self-serving proposal. With the spotlight uncomfortably shining, the CityCouncil called off the plan.6SEIU Local 521 – 2012 Greatest Hits