The City of Ventura Bargaining Team is Set!
SEIU Local 721 City of Ventura bargaining team (left to right) Lynn Lopez, Burt Yanez, Maruja Clensay, Julie Santia, Cary Glenn, Jennie Buckingham, Roger Adams, Patrick Stock, Gabby Wimer. Don Taylor not in photo. You submitted your bargaining team nominations to set a winning path for our upcoming bargaining campaign … Read More
Lasting Reform of LA’s Child Welfare System is How We Win Justice for Gabriel Fernandez
By David Green, CSW, Treasurer, SEIU Local 721 The new Netflix documentary The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez examines in unflinching detail how shortcomings in LA County’s child welfare system, law enforcement and political leadership contributed to an 8-year-old boy’s death in 2013 at the hands of his mother and her … Read More
SEIU 721 2020 Primary Voter Guide
Our Vision for 2020. Over the past months, SEIU members across the state have conducted a transparent, democratic process, interviewing dozens of candidates for office. SEIU 721 members have been a part of that process and have endorsed candidates who share our vision for 2020: standing up for working families … Read More
SEIU Local 721 Member Delegates for SEIU Convention
This April, SEIU members from across the United States and Canada will participate in the SEIU Convention in Chicago, Illinois from April 24-27, 2020. This year’s SEIU Convention marks our 100-year anniversary, and promises to be an exciting chance to plan the future of SEIU to meet the challenges and … Read More
The Court Agrees: We Need Structural Reform Not Scapegoating to Keep LA County Children Safe!
The Court Agrees: We Need Structural Reform – Not Scapegoating – to Keep LA County Children Safe! In a major victory for LA County Children’s Social Workers fighting to improve child safety, Justices with the California 2nd District Court of Appeal on January 6 threw out the case against four … Read More
SEIU 721 Retirees Newsletter – 2019 Year in Review
721 Retirees Played Active Role at CDP Convention Dear Brothers and Sisters, I’m proud to report on the California Democratic Party convention held in San Francisco from May 31 to June 2, 2019. It was truly uplifting and full of excitement. We had 14 presidential candidates who attended. They were … Read More
Armenian Christmas Party – Friday, January 17 2020
The SEIU Local 721 Armenian Caucus proudly presents the 5th Annual Armenian Christmas Party on Friday, January 17, 2020. Please join us for dinner, dancing, prizes and more! >> Download the flyer Armenian Christmas Party Friday, January 17, 2020 Doors open at 6:30pm Caesar Banquet Hall 6723 Foothill Blvd., Tujunga, … Read More
Ventura Rising Together – Members Deliver a YES and YES Vote!
We Did It! Members across Ventura County made their voices heard! Members took their power to the ballot box, casting their votes around the clock at worksites across the county from Ventura County Medical Center to Human Services Agency offices in Oxnard, Moorpark, Ventura, Simi Valley, Fillmore and beyond to … Read More
City of Oxnard Bargaining Team Delivers on a Strong Tentative Agreement
We did it! Our bargaining team reached a Tentative Agreement on a strong three-year contract that strengthens key City of Oxnard services our communities depend on. It is only because we stood together and made our voices heard that the City of Oxnard has committed to supporting quality public services. … Read More