Housekeepers Win! Thank you for your support
Hospital management backs down from radical schedule and shift changes that would have impacted patient care.
Hospital Housekeepers Say,’Keep our shifts’
Ventura County Medical Center management is planning to put Housekeepers on a disruptive rotating schedule, mixing hospitals and shifts.
Latino Caucus Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month
Guess What Happens When the 99% Holds Class on a 1%-ers Lawn
On Wednesday, September 26, SEIU Local 721 along with Refund California will be holding a Tour and Teach-In at a 1% neighborhood. First, on the Tour we will point out the mansions that house some of the largest political donors, those who are trying to buy California’s election.
SEIU 721 Member Earns Award for Mapping Wildfires
SEIU Local 721 member Don Taylor was recently awarded a Special Achievement in GIS (SAG) award for software that helps develop common tools and mapping standards for emergency incidents.
Crushing the Workload Monster
SEIU 721 members are working with Ventura County management on a Workload Committee aimed at making it easier to serve the community. The last committee meeting was on July 25, 2012.
Weakness, Strength and Propaganda
$200 to $300 per month has been taken from us. The county wants to eliminate our retirement plan. Our healthcare costs continue to rise. I could be talking about Ventura County, but I could also be describing what is going on throughout the country.
SEIU 721 Donation Helps Steckel Park Aviary Fly
When Ventura County announced that they were going to be closing down the Aviary at Steckel Park, the community came together. On July 18, 2012, SEIU Local 721 stepped up with a check for 2,000 for the Friends of the Aviary group which is working to keep the long-time aviary open.
Rally to Raise the Minimum Wage for the 99%
At $8 an hour, California’s minimum wage amounts to only $16,640 a year. That’s $7,000 below the poverty line for a family of four.
SEIU 721 Steward Takes Action to Provide Wellness Program in Camarillo
After 200 members moved into the new child support services Verdugo office in Camarillo, they were much further from Wellness services in Ventura. SEIU 721 steward, Shannon Abramovitch, took the initiative by reaching out to management and requesting a Wellness program there in the Camarillo facility. The first steps in the process have begun.