San Bernardino County Professionals Stand Up for Child Safety

Hundreds of San Bernardino County professionals and several community leaders gathered at lunchtime on April 28th to protest short-staffing in county departments and to show support for their bargaining team, which has been at the table since last August trying to win a fair contract that will deal with high caseloads and workloads.




New SEIU 721 County of Ventura Bargaining Team Elected

The ballots are in and have been counted. Congratulations to the new SEIU 721 County of Ventura Bargaining Team! The ballots are in and were counted on Friday, May 20 at the SEIU Ventura office.

Bargaining team members will have the important role of representing you and all members at the bargaining table as we work together towards a fair contract and to LIFT UP VENTURA!


Public Service Recognition Week Events in the Inland Area

What is Public Service Recognition Week
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Celebrated the 1st full week in May since 1985, Public Service Recognition Week (PSRW) is a time set aside to honor the men and women who serve our nation as federal, state, county and local government employees. Throughout the nation and the world, public servants use this occasion to educate others about the work they do and why they have chosen public service careers, as well as the many ways government services make life better for all of us.


L.A. County Social Workers Hold Solidarity Actions

L.A. COUNTY SOCIAL WORKERS HOLD SOLIDARITY ACTIONS AGAINST INDIVIDUAL SCAPEGOATING; URGE DCFS DIRECTOR PHILLIP BROWNING TO FIX THE REAL CRISIS AND CUT DOWN DANGEROUS HIGH CHILDREN TO SOCIAL WORKER RATIOS NOW


On Pace for an Even Bigger Win for LA County DPSS Workers!

Last year L.A. County’s Eligibility Workers (EW) decided they had enough with the outrageous number of cases per EW and they mobilized to bring lasting changes and won an additional 200 plus EWs. Now comes the news of EW’s setting themselves for an even bigger victory– LA County CEO Employee Relations Department has agreed to coordinate a meeting between SEIU 721 members and DPSS officials in the next 45 days to settle the caseload crisis once and for all.