2024 Kern County Contract Campaign Central

Four months ago the County gave us the Board of Supervisors’ “Last, Best, and Final Offer.” This week, the County said they want to settle the contract. They are willing to present an improved contract offer and to have a mediator join the negotiations. Your union bargaining committee has agreed to meet. This is an important step forward but we have a long way to go.

Let’s be clear: The County’s decision to improve their offer only came after thousands of workers stood together and went on strike – the first time in our Kern County chapter. It is our collective power that has forced them back to the table.

Now, we must continue organizing. If the Board of Supervisors refuses to use available funds to address uncompetitive pay and unfair labor practices, we must be ready to take action again—including another unfair labor practice strike if necessary. Complete a strike commitment form now to ensure we are prepared to take action in the event our bargaining committee announces new strike actions.  

We have not yet reached a contract agreement because the County has repeatedly failed to make proposals that meet our members’ priorities. It will take continued, united action to win at the bargaining table.

In mediation, we will be fighting for:  

• Higher across-the-board raises that reflect our value and the rising cost of living.
• Increased bilingual premium pay, which has remained stagnant since 2015.
• Fair uniform allowances; Many in public works haven’t seen an increase in nearly a decade.
• A fairer Comp and Class system and pay for work out of classification
• An end to unfair labor practices and a new era of mutual respect between workers and management.

Our leverage at the negotiation table lies in the strength of our collective unity – the County knows this and our strike made them feel it. Join us by activating your membership today, the time is now! 

Momentum is on our side, let’s continue to build support from our community. 

Our Fix Kern community canvases continue to make an impact! Kern residents are standing with us, and the Board of Supervisors is feeling the pressure on all fronts. Everyday, more people join our call to Fix Kern, showing that our fight is their fight too.

Be part of the movement—join our next Fix Kern canvas on Saturday, April 5 starting at 9 a.m. Registration is now open! Sign up here today and help keep the momentum going.

We got this far because we’ve stood together. Let’s keep that momentum going. Stay engaged, stay informed, and be ready to take action!

We will continue to provide updates as they become available.

SEIU 521 members who work for Kern County have voted overwhelmingly 82% to reject the County’s “Last, Best, and Final Offer” (LBFO) and to authorize our elected bargaining committee to call an unfair labor practice strike if that is what it takes to win a fair contract and fair treatment for frontline county workers and the community we serve.

This is a historic vote in many ways: We had record member turnout, and we have made it absolutely clear that the days of being dictated to by the Board of Supervisors and their “Take it or Leave it” attitude are OVER.

We’ve been more than reasonable. Since the beginning of our contract campaign, your elected bargaining team has focused on putting forth proposals that directly address the priorities set out by our coworkers and that combat the short-staffing crisis impacting every department and causing havoc in the lives of Kern County residents. These include proposals for wage increases that address the devastating impact that inflation has had on our standard of living and on the county’s ability to attract and retain qualified workers.  We’ve also made proposals that would fairly compensate workers for the requirements of our jobs like providing bilingual services, protective attire and uniform requirements, and holding certifications. Our proposals would help workers having to pay for costly repairs to cars and trucks due to the county’s failure to service roads and transportation infrastructure and protect children dying at higher rates in the county than in almost every other county in the state.

Register now for our chapter membership meeting on Zoom this Thursday, December 12 at 6 pm to learn more. 

Rather than try to meet us halfway, the County’s negotiators have had a one-word response on far too many issues:  “NO!”  We know they are “just following orders” that have come directly from the Board of Supervisors.  How do we know the Board of Supervisors is behind this?  Just look at how they have gone out of their way to ridicule county workers as ungrateful, dismissing the very real staffing shortages and revolving door as a result of their unwillingness to invest in our county workforce.

The overwhelming vote to reject the LBFO confirms what hundreds of county workers have been saying for months at worksite actions, Board of Supervisors hearings, and in the press: County workers and the residents we serve cannot go on like this. And we won’t!  And our message is getting through! Just last week, our morning and evening Board of Supervisors actions were covered by every media outlet in the region! And our message was clear: the County has the funds and resources to pay workers what we deserve and need to support our families, but they are choosing to ignore the short-staffing crisis hurting county services.

This resounding no vote by our membership not only reflects our member’s strike-readiness commitments but makes clear that county workers are united in holding the Board of Supervisors personally responsible for the staffing crisis, the lack of services, unsustainable workloads, and the county’s failure to protect the most vulnerable in our community.

Our bargaining team is ready to return to the negotiation table to reach an agreement, if and when the County is ready to revise their position.  But we aren’t waiting on the Board of Supervisors anymore.  We are preparing now with our members to take whatever action is necessary to win for ourselves and the community we serve – including an Unfair Labor Practice strike.

Together, we will decide when, where, and how to take our next action so that the entire state understands that the Kern County Board of Supervisors is responsible for turning their backs on our community. Register here to join our membership meeting on Thursday, December 12, at 6 pm via Zoom. During the meeting you will hear directly from our bargaining team coworkers, receive important information related to the County’s finances, and learn about our plan ahead.

If you have yet to complete your digital strike commitment card, now is the time to do so. Click here to get started.

We hope you will join us for the December 12th – 6 p.m. meeting.

November 18 Update
Download the County’s Last, Best, & Final Offer

We met with Kern County management on Monday, November 18, with the hopes of reaching an agreement on fair pay, benefits, and improved working conditions. However, the County refused to engage in any collaborative discussion that would directly address the financial strains facing our coworkers and the county’s growing staffing crisis.  

Instead, they put forth their Last, Best, and Final Offer (LBFO), which reflects no changes to their previous wage offer of 3% in year 1, 3% in year 2, and a salary reopener in year 3, with no improvements to uniform allowance, tool allowance, bilingual pay, certification pay, or compensation and classification language commitments. Download the County’s Last, Best, and Final Offer here.  

WATCH BARGAINING TEAM UPDATE

Tuesday, Nov. 26th – General Membership Meeting & LBFO Vote

We are calling for a General Membership meeting to discuss the County’s LBFO and review the vote schedule. All members are encouraged to attend.

What: Kern County LBFO Education Membership Meeting
When: Tuesday, November 26 – 6 pm
Register to attend here.

Last, Best and Final Offer Vote Special General Membership Meeting Schedule December 2nd – 11th
As we noted in our latest update over the weekend, we notified county management that we would be taking their next proposal to a vote by our membership. We want to be very clear about our stance following their LBFO – we are recommending a NO VOTE to reject the County’s LBFO and authorize our bargaining team to call for an Unfair Labor Practice strike!

Tentative LBFO Vote Timeline
Starts: December 2, 2024 – 8:00 pm 
Ends: December 11, 2024 – 5:00 pm  
*The full worksite vote schedule will be released in the coming days.

The County has the funds to pay us what we’re asking for and what we deserve. Kern County is financially in far better shape than most counties in the Central Valley! Kern County’s net financial position has increased by $1.17 billion or 130%.

December 3rd Board Actions

The County Board of Supervisors and management believe you will accept their offer as they continue to ignore the urgent needs of our coworkers. The most important thing you can do today is to make plans to turn out in mass for worker actions on Tuesday, December 3rd at the County Board of Supervisors. We’re preparing two worker actions, one in the morning during the Board meeting and an afternoon informational picket action. Click here to RSVP now.  

Morning Picket & Board Meeting Public Comment 
6:00am to 10:00am – Informational Picket
9:00am – Kern County Board of Supervisor (BOS) meeting public comment action
Where: County Administrative Building, 1115 Truxtun Avenue, Sidewalk off Truxtun
Click here to RSVP. 

Afternoon Picket Action
4:30 pm – 7 pm Informational Picket Action 
Where: County Administrative Building, 1115 Truxtun Avenue, Sidewalk off Truxtun
Click here to RSVP. 

We will continue to provide updates in the coming days, including the special membership meeting worksite LBFO vote schedule.

In unity, 

Your SEIU 521 Kern County Bargaining Team: 

Alicia Aleman, Kern County Chapter President
Ajaib Gil, Kern County Chapter Vice President
Lyndsi Andreas, Kern County Chapter Secretary
Rosario Romero, Bargaining Unit 1
Angee Esparza, Representative Bargaining Unit 1
Genevieve Egana, Bargaining Unit 2
Robin Walter, Representative Bargaining Unit 2
Alexandra Martinez, Bargaining Unit 3
Cindy Rojo, Representatives Bargaining Unit 3
Jose Lopez, Extra Help
Lux Breilein, Bargaining Unit 4
Venessa Romero, Bargaining Unit 5
Colleen Wright, Representative Bargaining Unit 6
George Martinez, Bargaining Unit 6   

• County Last, Best & Final Offer – 11/18/24
• Proposal 36 SEIU Proposal Wage Proposal for Kern County – 100424

You need to know county management is far from where they need to be. It’s now or never to take action through our union to win the wages, benefits, and working conditions we deserve. Read how our negotiations recently went and learn our plan to continue building collective pressure on management.  

UPDATES FROM THE NEGOTIATION TABLE  On September 11, management came to the negotiation table set in their ways, unwilling to change their position on many proposals and content with ignoring our coworker priorities to address stagnant wages and the staffing crisis plaguing county departments 

THE COUNTY’S LATEST PROPOSAL:  NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES 

• Year One: 3% percent on ratification, COLA reopener after January 2025; Year Two: 3% salary adjustment and COLA reopener; Year Three: 0 % salary adjustment and COLA reopener (far below acceptable)  

• Choose one option: 30 hours vacation cash out or $ 500 one-time cash bonus for one each year of agreement (not a worthy offer) and reopener language for year 2 and 3  

• Two additional classification and compensation were added to their target list (far more classifications deserve fair class and comp studies) 

COUNTY MANAGEMENT NEEDS TO FEEL THE URGENCY – TAKE ACTION 

We’ve done our due diligence by researching the County’s budget, and we’re confident with our analysis that Kern County is financially in far better shape than most counties in the Central Valley!  

In the past five years, from Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 to Fiscal Year (FY) 2023, Kern County’s net financial position has increased by $1.17 billion or 130%! (source: Kern County CAFR, FY 2023 pg 217). 

From FY 2014 to FY 2022, Kern County’s cumulative net income was $696 million, or an average of $77 million per fiscal year! (source: California State Controller’s Office, Counties Financial Data). 

In other words, they are hoarding cash in their savings account while at the negotiating table, they tell us they have zero plans for reinvesting funds into our workforce.  

Their lack of investments is why county residents continue to lack timely services like mental and behavioral health, recovery services, repairing crumbling county roads, or obtaining access to food or healthcare.  

Their lack of investment is why we are losing hard-working coworkers to other employers who are paying competitive wages and benefit packages.  

Management will say they are being “extremely generous,” and they don’t have funds to offer stronger economic packages, but their own budget numbers say otherwise.  

We must show up in LARGE numbers at the next two lunchtime informational picket actions to show county management we’re united and willing to take escalate our actions.  

• Thurs., Sept. 19 from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm – County Administration Bldg, 1115 Truxtun Ave, Bakersfield. RSVP to attend here.  

• Wed., Sept 25 from 11:30 am – 1:30 pm – DHS OC Sills, 100 E California Ave, Bakersfield. RSVP to attend here.  

Visit, bookmark, and share our contract campaign website: https://www.seiu521.org/kerncounty, is your one-stop shop for the latest developments at the negotiation table and other ways you can build support at your worksite and win a stronger union contract. 

In unity,  

SEIU 521, Kern County Bargaining Team 

Our patience has limits. It’s time to continue escalating our efforts and show that we’re serious about winning the fair wages and working conditions we deserve. Join us in union actions—our future depends on it.

UPDATES FROM THE NEGOTIATION TABLE 

On August 21, we met with Kern County’s bargaining team and we saw good improvements which shows that our pickets and organizing are working and we must keep up the pressure on the County Board of Supervisors and management. We cannot back down because we see #KernInCrisis.

Management is still running away and not addressing the issues of stagnant wages, high turnover, and inability to meet our community’s service needs. They took a step in the right direction by increasing their salary adjustment offers and extending our contract to a third year but they have a long way to go.

THE COUNTY’S CURRENT OFFER

• Year One – 3% percent on ratification, COLA reopener after January 2025
• Year Two – 3% salary adjustment July 2025 and COLA reopener after January 2026
• Year Three – Salary re-opener July 2026 and COLA reopener after January 2027

OUR UNION’S COUNTER-PROPOSAL

• A three-year contract with salary adjustments of 6% in year one, 6% in year two, and 5% in year three, including a COLA reopener each year.
• We also proposed a classification and compensation for any classification our union provides to management at the beginning of each contracted year.
• Then, offering to immediately start bargaining the class + comps proposed in the county’s package deal separate from the contract negotiation.

INFLATED NUMBERS AND EXCUSES

The County’s bargaining team continues to blame the Board of Supervisor for inaction but it’s a game of pointing fingers.

The County is making the excuse that its economic package proposal is extremely costly, but we need you to know the truth. Their cost anaylsis includes assumptions for pensions that do not reflect actual reality. They assume everyone will be vested and every worker will get the most expensive retirement and healthcare.

We’ve done our due diligence. Our union bargaining team has been creative in presenting cost-effective economic proposals that are non-pensionable but still valuable to our members like allowances for uniforms and tools, bilingual pay, and certification pay, but management and the board continue to make excuses and ignore what many of us would see in our union contract.

Kern County Board of Supervisors are still saying no to our proposals to improve transfer opportunities, Employee Performance Reviews, promotions, work schedules, sick leave hours, workloads, longevity pay and not the addition of a Juneteenth holiday.

INACTION IS NOT AN OPTION. 

We have to continue the work of organizing our coworkers into worksite actions. We have to turn the heat up because the board and upper county management must see hundreds of us united and ready to do whatever it takes to win a fair contract.

Take action and do something with your coworkers that will make the county react. Do something with the hundreds of our coworkers in our union who are ready for change and a stronger union contract.

We need every worker to show up or organize a lunchtime picket line so managers across dozens of our worksites can see we are serious about change!

Our co-workers all across the County are continuing to turn out in mass numbers! We are making it clear that we are committed to fight for an agreement that enables us to retain workers and provide for our families.

Last Tuesday’s worker action at the Board shows our strength is growing by the day!

NEGOTIATION UPDATE

On Friday, July 19th, we met with the County, and they offered the first economic package proposal but only presented a two-year contract proposal, with a 3 percent raise in year one and 0 for second year. Under the county’s proposal, over half of us would receive less than $0.80 raise per hour, as little as $0.48 per hour raise for the lowest paid county workers. It’s senseless and WRONG! 

The County is refusing to address our staffing crisis and the low wages that are causing it. At our most recent negotiations session, they returned to the same excuses as before that our proposal is going to “bankrupt” the county (it will not!), and they cannot offer raises that keep up with the impacts of of inflation. Kern County can pay us what we deserve, but they are choosing not to.

With that weak of an offer presented, we cannot address stagnant wages and the staffing crisis. We countered with a proposal for a three-year agreement and structured 7% raises for each year of the agreement with a $1.5 per hour guaranteed raise for pay grades that would get less than $1.50 per hour with a 7% increase in the first year.

The County has the resources and funds to fully address our inadequate staffing levels. According to its own public reports, it doubled its net financial position over the past four years!

Our proposals wouldn’t require them to use their reserves; they would only use the funds available at their discretion. It’s time for them to ACT NOW!

OUR NEXT STEPS 

It’s time to stand up and demand being treated fairly for the work and resources we deliver to our community at the most challenging times of their lives. Join us for a membership meeting in person or webinar to hear more details about our recent bargaining session. Learn what our next steps are to win a stronger union contract.

WHAT: Kern Co SEIU 521 Negotiations Update meeting

WHEN: Tuesday, July 23 at 6:00 pm

WHERE: In person at SEIU 521 hall, 1001 17th Street, Bakersfield or online via Zoom.

Save the date for Monday, July 29th at 6:00 p.m. Join our next meeting to learn why this County Board evening meeting is critical to our fight to win a stronger contract.

We’re going to continue to lose our coworkers to other employers who pay better under more reasonable caseloads. We have to keep organizing our coworkers for bigger, stronger actions or the county will continue to undervalue us and disrespect our role in the community and we’ll continue to not meet the service levels needs our community depends on us for.

In unity,

Kern County SEIU 521 Bargaining Team

Kern County management continues dismissing the root cause of staffing shortages + recruitment & retention challenges. Management’s current proposals would make matters worse. Let’s stand up and grow a bigger picket line on Tuesday, July 16.

The County’s current wage proposal: 0% over the life of the contract

On July 2nd, Kern County management presented their financial analysis to our union bargaining team and they informed us they will be eliminating budgeted vacant positions that are chronically hard to fill due to the lack of competitive wages.

Vacant budgeted position cuts are happening not because the County is in financial constraints or a budget deficit, but according to Interim Chief Administrative Officer, Elsa Martinez she explained she’s eliminating vacant jobs: “because I can.”

When we pressed CAO Martinez to explain how many and where the management team confirmed multiple times that any department is subject to vacant job cuts, starting with the Roads Department and the Department of Behavioral Health and Recovery Services.

We were alarmed to hear their decisions to eliminate vacant positions were not based on service levels, which means no matter how busy we are or what services our community relies on the most, any department could be on the chopping block for more workloads and less staff.

WE MUST ACT NOW

Kern County can address the staffing crisis if they choose to but they are fine with us being overworked and underpaid.  NO MORE. It’s time to stand on the informational picket line with hundreds of our coworkers and demand a fair contract. RSVP for your spot on the picket line today.  

WHAT: Informational picket and BOS public comment action
WHEN: Tuesday, July 16th
WHERE: Kern Co Administrative Building, 1115 Truxtun Ave, Bakersfield.

WHEN: Choose a picket shift between 6:00 am and 9:00 am

Your voices are being heard! Hundreds of workers joining our union actions are getting Kern management and the Board of Supervisors’ attention. it’s producing results at the bargaining table. Keep up the pressure on management and let’s grow a bigger picket line on Tuesday, July 16th.  RSVP here for a spot on the picket line. 

The number of Kern County workers joining our union actions is growing daily and Kern County management is taking notice. As your bargaining team, we encourage all our coworkers to keep organizing actions, keep speaking up, and keep up the momentum because we are starting to see progress at the bargaining table, but we can’t stop here. 

UPDATES FROM THE NEGOTIATION TABLE  

In previous bargaining sessions, management would not respond to any of the 14 non-economic proposals we presented to them around our bargaining priorities: 

• Caseloads 

• Work Schedule 

• Promotions 

• Telework 

• Employee Performance Reviews  

But the bargaining session this past Thursday, June 27 was much more productive.  

Hundreds of our Kern County coworkers continue showing up at actions at department worksites and at the Board of Supervisor meetings and it’s having a direct impact at the negotiation table.  

We are now having meaningful dialogue with management on our non-economic proposals because they see and hear that workers are increasingly joining the fight. They know we are ready to do what is necessary to improve our working conditions.  

COLLECTIVE ACTION IS WORKING  

That is why many of us are continuing to organize worksite actions and we are planning another informational picket and board action for Tuesday, July 16th.  We are growing the momentum, and we are not stopping until we improve our wages, working conditions, and respect in our workplace.  

Join the growing number of our county coworkers for an informational picket before your work shift. Show management that the status quo, stagnant wages, and staffing crisis are not acceptable. 

It is clear momentum is on the side of Kern County workers, and each day more and more of us are joining the fight for the contract we deserve! We took our action to the streets and the county board chamber because we will not be silent as management continues to disregard the short staffing and retention crisis caused by uncompetitive wages.   

Our co-workers are saying enough is enough and they are joining our fight! Join our Contract Action Team (CAT) Meeting this Thursday at 6:00 pm online or in person. The meeting is open to all county workers, click here to register today!

KERN COUNTY WORKERS SHOWED UP IN FORCE  

In case you missed it, hundreds of our Kern County coworkers, including dozens of new SEIU 521 members, showed up on Tuesday morning to protest with picket signs in front of the County Administrative Building off of Truxtun Ave in Bakersfield. Frozen treats, music, and picket chants of “NO PAY RAISE, NO PEACE!” helped keep the energy high on the picket line.  

Then crowds of our coworkers lined up to pack the chamber room where the Board of Supervisors holds their meetings. Nearly a dozen workers shared powerful testimonies on how the staffing crisis is impacting our families and how being overworked delays the public receiving our services like mental health, access to healthcare, food, and safety. 

You also might have seen our action on Eyewitness News, ABC 23, or Telemundo or read the article in the Californian telling how management continues to ignore us while doubling their net financial position over four years to net over two billion dollars. The board is hoarding cash while workers and the community suffer.  

Here’s a list of media coverage from Tuesday: 

• Bakersfield Californian – Hundreds of county workers protest inadequate wages, retention rates 

• KGET Channel 17: SEIU 521 union rally for better wages 

• Telemundo Bakersfield: Trabajadores representados por el S.E.I.U. protestaron los sueldos bajos 

OUR PLAN TO WIN 

The Tuesday action was a success because workers continue to organize their worksites with more and more of our coworkers joining the fight across every county department. Our message is clear: we are tired of management dismissing our concerns and we will not stop until we win a fair contract with wages that will enable the County to retain adequate staffing levels and improve our working conditions.  

 Join our next weekly Contract Action Team Meeting on Thursday, June 27 at 6:00 pm online or in person. Register here. Learn what management says at the negotiation table after our action and plan what we can do in our worksites to win a stronger union contract.  

WHEN: Thursday, June 27 and every Thursday at 6:00 pm
WHERE: Hybrid meeting, in person or online via Zoom.
Choose to attend the meeting in our union office or online. Register today to get the details. You can also visit https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfrLxOzFHhFUD3LdDiFFtdqpQwq12xDrU9mRdz9ccCLbH8KAw/viewform? 

It’s your Kern County coworkers on our union SEIU 521 bargaining team. We’ve held three negotiation sessions with Management to bargain over wages, benefits, and working conditions and we are disappointed that management is negotiating in bad faith.

Your union bargaining team stood up and walked away from today’s negotiation table because of management’s lack of respect.

Now it’s time for as many of our coworkers in every department to stand up in their facilities and be ready to speak out for a stronger union contract. The time to unite and act is now.  

MANAGEMENT IS PLAYING GAMES 

Kern County Management Team met with us on Thursday, June 13 and we were expecting to hear the Kern Co Board of Supervisors responses to our 14 non-economic proposals around caseloads, work schedules, promotions and how to challenge EPR’s to name a few.  

Come to find out, Management continues to move the goal posts and said they are not presenting our non-economic proposals to the Board of Supervisors until economic proposals are also submitted. In other words, Management wants to see a whole package of proposals and remains SILENT on our 14 non-economic proposals regarding our working conditions. Management is ignoring the priorities you submitted in our union bargaining survey. 

ZERO EFFORT AND ZERO COLAS 

The only proposal Management presented was clean-up language from a previous article around COLAs. In short, they proposed 0% COLA in 2024 and opportunities to meet with Management to discuss, without any guaranteed COLAs in 2025, 2026, and 2027.  

Your bargaining team walked out of the bargaining session aggravated and disappointed in the county’s inactions. We are planning the next steps for everyone in our union to act.  

THE TIME TO ORGANIZE AND MOBILIZE IS NOW  

Management is wasting our time, prolonging the bargaining session, coming unprepared and unwilling to have meaningful discussions about our working conditions and how we serve the public.  

RSVP for our next general membership meeting on Tuesday, June 18th at 6:00pm, hybrid in our union office or online. Register today to get the details.  

WHEN: Tuesday, June 18th at 6:00 pm 

WHERE: Hybrid meeting. Choose to attend the meeting in our union office or online. Register today to get the details.

We’ve held two negotiation sessions with Management to bargain over wages, benefits, and working conditions. In short, County Management’s response so far has been that they do not believe there are many issues or improvements needed to our contract and they have proposed nothing. So despite 2 bargaining sessions, the County is silent. 

Over the past two negotiation sessions, your SEIU 521 union bargaining team presented 10 non-economic proposals to management regarding:

• Work schedules
• Workloads/caseloads
• Official County Personnel Files
• Discrimination and more

To date, Management has not provided any responses or counter proposals to these issues that many of us face.  Management continues to act unconcerned about the priorities workers like you shared through our union bargaining surveys and with your coworkers on our Contract Action Team (CAT).

Management attends our negotiation sessions unprepared and unwilling to negotiate in good faith. Our bargaining team’s opinion is that Management’s tone is along the lines of “Let’s get this over,” “Things in the County are fine,” and “We don’t see your issues as real issues.”

As is routine, Management is taking our proposals to the Kern County Board of Supervisors for direction and feedback.

KERN COUNTY CAN MEET OUR DEMANDS, BUT IT WILL TAKE ALL OF US JOINING THE FIGHT! 

Dismissing legitimate worker concerns about recruitment, retention, and safety in the workplace is alarming and it’s time to unite with your coworkers and stand up against Management.

Kern County CAN address workplace safety

Kern County CAN adequately staff our departments, and

Kern County CAN provide livable wages to address our vacancy crisis.

THE TIME TO ORGANIZE AND MOBILIZE IS NOW

GROW OUR UNION – Our leverage at the bargaining table directly reflects our strength in numbers. This is why activating your membership is the most important first step you can take. Activate your membership today, or encourage your coworkers to join us!

REGISTER TODAY  –  We’re scheduling our next general membership meeting for Tuesday, June 18 at 6:00 pm. Join us in person at our union hall or online. Read and register here.