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SEIU California @seiuca.org · 5d

BREAKING: Gig drivers WON. Governor GavinNewsom just signed #AB1340 into law – giving 800,000+ drivers the right to form a union and bargain with Uber & Lyft. Worker power made this victory happen.💜

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SEIU California @seiuca.org · 6d

Trump’s “compact” is nothing less than a hostile takeover of America’s universities – forcing MAGA ideology on every campus.

Governor @gavinnewsom.bsky.social made it clear: If any California university signs this deal, they instantly lose billions in state funding – including Cal Grants.

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SEIU California @seiuca.org · 23d

When J.D. Vance isn't busy vacationing overseas, he's LARPing as Charlie Kirk while the Trump administration effectively claims unions, immigrants, & liberal orgs are all part of a “terror network.” This isn’t grief. It’s a cheap excuse to criminalize dissent.

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Trump Administration Live Updates: President Announces New Deadly Strike on Boat From Venezuela

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SEIU California @seiuca.org · 25d

Every worker has rights – no matter where they’re from or what they look like. #SB294 makes sure workers KNOW those rights so no boss can take them away.

Thank you Assm. Member Reyes for ensuring workers can defend themselves from exploitation.

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Workplace “Know Your Rights” Legislation Heads to Governor’s Desk (SB 294, Reyes)

California lawmakers approved SB 294 (Reyes), legislation requiring employers to inform workers of their labor and civil rights. The bill aims to empower workers, including immigrant workers, to resis...

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SEIU California @seiuca.org · 26d

First Texas. Now Missouri. Kansas City voters erased. Black voters’ power diluted. This is what Trump’s gerrymander agenda looks like in Missouri. They won't stop until they've silenced every critic and nullified every voter. #YesOn50 is our defense.

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Missouri lawmakers pass new congressional map that could help Republicans flip a House seat

The Missouri state Senate voted on Friday to pass the bill with a new congressional map that favors Republicans.

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SEIU California @seiuca.org · 28d

No one should fear “secret police” in California. Or literally ANYWHERE ELSE. #SB627 (@scottwiener.bsky.social)
says – officers must be visible & identifiable when interacting with the public. Transparency = trust.

Blue and yellow image featuring a masked ice agent with large, bold text that says Unmask ICE with a smaller red stamp that reads "#sb627 no secret police act"

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SEIU California @seiuca.org · 29d

Workers who care for our elders & people with disabilities know the truth – many are living on the edge of disaster. That’s what #AB246 (@ib2real.bsky.social 💜) does: protect seniors & people with disabilities from eviction when federal payments are disrupted.

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SEIU California | CA Senate Votes to Stand Up to Trump, Protect Seniors and People with Disabilities from Being Forced onto the Streets (AB 246, Bryan)

The California Senate approved AB 246 (Bryan), the Social Security Tenant Protection Act, to safeguard more than six million seniors and people with disabilities who depend on monthly Social Security ...

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SEIU California @seiuca.org · 29d

ICE continues to spread fear in our neighborhoods – invading homes, courthouses, even hospitals. We’ve seen parents torn from children, workers brutalized, & communities under siege. That’s why we stand with Sen. Durazo to keep our data + communities safe & secure. #SB580

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Photo showing an ICE agent towering over a protester. Large text reading Stop ICE Abuse, with smaller text Protect Families + Data.

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SEIU California @seiuca.org · 29d

While workers are organizing in record numbers, Trump is gutting the NLRB, killing mediation, and union-busting by executive order. Let this be a warning to every worker: if Trump can strip rights from a million federal employees, he’ll come for all of us.

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Trump is the biggest union-buster in U.S. history: More than 1 million federal workers’ collective bargaining rights are at risk

Since Inauguration Day, the Trump administration has taken a flurry of actions that have put our federal agencies, economy, and democracy at risk. One alarming line of attack that directly threatens w...

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SEIU California @seiuca.org · 29d

Privatization isn’t efficiency. It’s exploitation. When local governments privatize public jobs, our communities pay the price.

Corners cut. Services weakened. Workers silenced.

With #AB339, we protect public services and workers’ voices. #CAleg

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SEIU California @seiuca.org · Sep 9

No child should go hungry just because school is out.
With SB 411, California can make sure kids in low-income families have food over summer break & during emergencies. Thank you #CALeg for standing with students!

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SEIU California | Assembly Approves Legislation to Ensure No Child in the State Goes Hungry Over Summer Break (SB 411, Pérez)

The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) California today applauded State Assemblymembers for supporting SB 411 (Pérez), a bill to help ensure children in low-income families receive access to...

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SEIU California @seiuca.org · Sep 9

This is HISTORY. 800,000 rideshare drivers are on the verge of winning their union rights. The Senate just passed #AB1340. After a quick assm concurrence vote, it heads directly to Governor @GavinNewsom. Workers fought, organized and WON. #CaLeg

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SEIU California | 800,000 CA Rideshare Drivers’ Fight for Union Rights Enters Final Stretch as Senate Passes Landmark Legislation (AB 1340, Wicks, Berman)

he Service Employees International Union (SEIU) California today applauded State Senators for supporting Assembly Bill 1340 (Wicks, Berman) to give California’s more than 800,000…

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SEIU California @seiuca.org · Sep 8

This ruling is racist. It’s unconstitutional. It’s dangerous. Any 4th grader who’s studied the Bill of Rights knows that. @USSupremeCourt doesn’t care – but working people do. We reject Trump’s terror campaign. We fight for our families, our freedoms, our democracy.

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SEIU California | Immigration Ruling Is More Proof: Supreme MAGA Court Will Rubber Stamp Trump’s Trampling of Our Freedoms

Under today’s patently racist and legally absurd decision, 10 million people in the Los Angeles area – one in two of us – are now subject to being stopped, brutalized, detained…

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SEIU California @seiuca.org · Sep 8

Half of Southern California could now be “reasonably suspected” under Trump’s dragnet. Let that sink in: 10 MILLION of our neighbors living in fear because of the color of their skin. #KangarooCourt

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Supreme Court upholds 'roving patrols' for immigration arrests in Los Angeles

The Supreme Court says immigration agents may stop and question people they suspect are here illegally based on little more than working at a car wash, speaking Spanish or having brown skin.

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SEIU California @seiuca.org · Sep 6

Immaculate vibes. Purple shirts. Loud voices. One message.

California workers are READY to protect our Democracy, and our campaign for #YESon50 starts NOW with kickoff events statewide.

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SEIU California @seiuca.org · Sep 4

One more important step for #AB1340 – it's cleared for a full vote by the Senate in the coming days. More than 800,000 gig drivers are on the verge of being able to form their union! #CaGigUnion #CaLeg

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SEIU California @seiuca.org · Aug 29

With heavy hearts, we mourn our union sister Mary Gutierrez-Hunter. Mary brought justice to those in need, beauty and laughter to every space she entered, and fierce dedication to working people. She lives on in our hearts and in our movement. Please keep her loved ones in your thoughts.

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SEIU California @seiuca.org · Aug 26

This isn't just about California. This is a national battle for our democracy happening at the ballot box. We know that if anyone can stop a wannabe dictator, SEIU members can – and will.
@politico.com @gavinnewsom.bsky.social

www.politico.com/news/2025/08...

'Champing at the bit': Newsom's labor allies plan redistricting ground game

Powerhouse California unions and advocacy groups are gearing up for a massive campaign.

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SEIU California @seiuca.org · Aug 26

“Democracy is on the line.” – David Huerta, SEIU CA President

Trump wants to steal the midterms. California workers won’t let him.

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Democracy is on the Line image. There is Power in a Union sign

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SEIU California @seiuca.org · Aug 15

Trump & MAGA Republican sellouts spiked your healthcare premiums and cut your care. Up to 600,000 Californians could lose health care to pay for corporate tax cuts. And they expect you to thank them. Not in California.

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SEIU California @seiuca.org · Aug 15

Veterans fought for our country. Now VA workers are fighting for them – and Doug Collins is standing in the way. Respect veterans. Respect unions. #UnionStrongForVets

Take action: seiu.co/VASUP

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SEIU California @seiuca.org · Aug 14

With ICE outside and Trump's playbook on display, we came out with @gavinnewsom.bsky.social to defend democracy. We won't stand by while bullies try and rig the rules to silence working people. We're done playing defense. We’re fighting fire with fire.

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SEIU California | SEIU California Members Stand with California Leaders in Defending Democracy

Trump and his MAGA loyalists are trying to steal the next election and establish one-party rule, but California has a way to respond, and SEIU members stand ready to defend our rights.

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SEIU California @seiuca.org · Aug 14

@protectourcare.org with the receipts.

More at: www.protectourcare.org/premium-disa...

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SEIU California @seiuca.org · Aug 14

They called it a “budget bill.”

We call it the largest health care cut in U.S. history – over $1 TRILLION ripped away from working families to fund billionaire tax breaks – which will force over 20 million Americans to pay an average of 75 percent more for their healthcare coverage.

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SEIU California @seiuca.org · Aug 12

“We are a power. We must embrace that power. Long live the workers!”

David Huerta’s words close out With These Hands — and launch the next chapter of our fight. Watch Part 4, then take action: thesehands.us/take-action/

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