Our Local Chapter

District Labor Council 788 is a local chapter of SEIU Local 1000.  Throughout this website, we use the term "District Labor Council" or "DLC".

We represent California state employees at various locations in downtown Sacramento.   District Labor Council 788 is one of fifty-one DLCs that represent state workers throughout California.

Local 1000 is a proud local union of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) - the fastest growing union in the American Labor Movement.  We are also an affiliate of the California State Employees Association (CSEA).

We represent our members, organize around issues, and build a political action program because we are Stronger Together.

The highest authority in our DLC is the membership which elects our DLC officers and local bargaining representatives.   Our members also set policy and approve our DLC's budget.  Join us during our meetings to see our members in action.

In between meetings of the membership, the DLC is administered by our elected Executive Board (E-Board).   We also have union stewards who make sure members' rights are protected in the workplace and professional staff who assist the DLC in more complex matters.

Our members participate in the Union's decision-making process in four major areas:

District Labor Councils (Local Chapters)

To provide more effective representation at the local level, each employee represented by SEIU Local 1000 is assigned to a District Labor Council (DLC) -- a local chapter.  Each DLC is a semi-autonomous group of members that elects its own local leadership.  There are fifty DLCs throughout the state, including one (DLC 799) that represents out-of-state offices located in New York, Chicago, Houston and Hawaii.

BARGAINING UNIT

Each bargaining unit is also organized as a representational form of government.  Unit issues, programs and activities are addressed through Statewide Bargaining Advisory Councils (SBAC) which are composed of bargaining representatives elected by members from each chapter.  Major unit decisions are formulated by a Bargaining Unit Negotiating Council (BUNC), commonly referred to as the 'bargaining team'.   Major agreements reached by the BUNC, including the Contract must be ratified by the members of each unit.

Elected Delegates

Every two years, delegates directly elected by members in each DLC meet in a convention called the CSEA General Council.  At this meeting, our delegates adopt the Local's budget and consider any changes to the dues structure.

These delegates, along with delegates from CSEA's three other affiliates (state university employees union, retirees and supervisors association) elect the statewide officers of CSEA (including the CSEA President) and are responsible for making changes or additions to CSEA's bylaws.  The position of delegate is one of the most important position to which a member can be elected.

LOCAL 1000 Council

A 63-member board of directors (Local 1000 Council) is responsible for setting policy and making key decisions affecting the Local. The Council consists of the Union's four statewide officers, the president of each district labor council and the chairperson of each bargaining team.