Who is ULU Local 100?
Local 100’s mission is to organize and represent unorganized service sector workers in the middle south states of Louisiana, Arkansas, and Texas, and allow our members to create a vehicle to allow them a clear voice and real power in their workplace and their communities. After more than 25 years as an SEIU local, in October 2009 Local 100 became independent again.
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Local 100 in Dallas Politics |
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On Thursday, August 12, former Dallas councilwoman Diane Ragsdale called a meeting of the representatives of people likely to be hurt by the Council’s plan to balance the city budget by laying off city workers, cutting libraries, closing swimming pools and recreation centers, and cutting funds to the African-American museum and other services and institutions important to Dallas citizens. Local 100 was invited to represent labor.
SEIU's position regarding our members and the other city workers is as follows:
- We need more tax revenue instead of service cuts in this city in order to give our members who earn the minimum wage a chance to win pay raises by fighting for their share of city revenue.
- Balancing the city budget with layoffs is false economy: layoffs COST money. It costs the county hospital money, depletes food banks of their resources, costs social-service agencies money, drains unemployment compensation, causes more foreclosures, etc.
- The remaining workers have an increased workload, but their pay doesn’t go up. As a result, layoffs create an overworked, underpaid and demoralized work force.
We also pointed out the fallacy behind the Mayor’s assertion that low tax rates alone will attract business. Cities where people have money to spend on goods and services attract businesses, we said. Councilperson Angela Hunt is one of several officials who are on the fence on this issue and the plan is to hold a conference call with her next Tuesday.
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March For Pay This Saturday in Dallas |
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Local 100 is leading a March for Pay Saturday, July 17th, at 10:00 a.m. from the Warren United Methodist Church, 3028 Malcolm X Blvd. in Dallas.
A panel on the working conditions of Sanitation laborers and a panel on the need for a Living Wage in Dallas will be held at 10:00 AM followed by a one block march and rally at the King statue. Martin Luther King III, and Bill Lucy from the national AFL-CIO will lead the March and rally.
Churches and Local 100 members are coming in support Lunch will be provided.
If you are coming let us know so we can order enough food.
Local 100 Dallas
(214) 823-2001
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Margott Williams, HISD Crossing Guard en Love Elementary |
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Margott Williams
HISD Crossing Guard en Love Elementary 
Ms. Williams hablo enfrente de la mesa directiva del HISD el 10 de junio para discutir los problemas del transito de autos en las escuelas. Los automóviles que vienen al sur de la calle Sheppard en el área de the Heights transita a exceso de velocidad y ella no tiene la habilidad de hacerlos que conduzcan mas despacio.
Como en la mayoría de las escuelas, Love tiene luces intermitentes para la zona de escuelas pero muchas veces cuando ella llega a las 7 AM no están trabajando. Ella siempre reporta el mal funcionamiento de las luces y usualmente toma de tres o mas días para que las reparen, poniendo en extreme peligro y estrés a Margott por que los automóviles viajan rápido y con las luces apagadas y ella tiene mucho miedo por las vidas de los niños que ayuda a cruzar a diario.
Margott dijo, “Con mas y mas gente moviéndose en las calles de Houston esta mas congestionado y mas automovilistas no obedecen las luces intermitentes de la zona de escuelas. HISD necesita hacer algo para resolver este problema antes que un niño salga lastimado. Nosotros los que cruzamos a los niños tenemos responsabilidad pero no autoridad.”
TUSE Local 100
713-863-9877 |
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Penny Tyler Named Local 100 Employee of the Year for HISD |
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Penny Tyler, a clerk at Sharpstown High School in HISD, is the Local 100 Employee of the Year in HISD.
Penny is a 15-year member of Local 100 and a 20-year employee of the District. She has one of the most outstanding employment records in all of HISD. She is part of the team that will take one of the lowest-performing schools in the District and turn it around to a high-performing school in the next three years.
Tyler said, "It takes a whole school to teach a child, not just teachers, but also, librarians, clerks, custodians, crossing guards and teacher aides. By all of us working together we can produce well-educated children. Join Local 100 and help make HISD a better place for our children and employees." |
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Student Speaks Out For Healthy Food |
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 James Castro, a third grader in HISD, gave each HISD School Board member a bag of Peanut M&M's and compared them to the breakfast provided by the District to his classroom on May 26th.
The result was that the Peanut M&M's were healthier for him than the HISD breakfast.
James asked the board, "What are you going to do about the food? I'm now going to the third grade, and I certainly hope, with my lobbying, we will get some good, healthy food to eat before I graduate from high school.”
If you support good, healthy food for students in HISD, call 713-863-9877 to find out how you can help.
James habla con la mesa directiva del HISD el 10 de Junio sobre la comida que el come en desayuno en el salón no es lo suficiente nutritiva como una bolsa de cacahuates M&M. James hablo enfrente de la mesa directiva dos meses atrás he hizo una pregunta simple “ ¿que es lo que ustedes van hacer para mejorar la comida?”…mese después nada paso.
El próximo semestre Local 100 presionara más al HISD con estudiantes que hablaran por comida saludable en las escuelas. Si usted quiere que su hijo este en la lista de testimonios sobre la comida en las escuelas.
Llama a James al 713-863-9877.
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