Public Service Week: SEIU 721 Members Honored

From Riverside to Indio, Palm Springs to San Jacinto, Beaumont in-between and the County of Riverside, Public Service workers were honored at Council meetings during Public Service Recognition Week.


Public Service Week: SEIU 721 Members Proud to Serve

Join our celebration of Public Service Recognition Week, May 3-9, as union leaders and members, elected officials, City and County administrators and community leaders recognize the achievements and services provided by public employees.


San Bernardino Professional Unit Votes YES to SEIU 721

After several years of fighting to get out of a corrupt Association that often went against their members’ best interest, over 800 San Bernardino County workers in the Professional Unit voted to join SEIU Local 721 last week.


Members Back San Jacinto’s YES on Measure A

During a recent membership meeting, SEIU 721 City of San Jacinto Chapter members voted to extend their contract by one year citing ongoing concerns over the financial situation of the city. Members also voted to support the current effort to pass Measure A, a utility tax, which would bring new revenue to the city.


Honoring our Labor Legacy

Join Southern California’s elected, community and labor leaders in honoring the legacy of four extraordinary individuals who have left their indelible mark in the lives of working families, the communities we live in and our labor movement. The First Annual Labor Legacy Awards hosted by SEIU Local 721

 will be held Friday, March 27 starting at 6 p.m., at 1545 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles.


Why I’m Fighting for Social and Economic Justice and You Should Too

My name is Barbara Hunter. I’m a single mom of two. I work for the City of Riverside and I am a proud union member of SEIU Local 721. I want to tell you why I support the National Fight for $15 and why I think we need it here in the Inland region and in Southern California.

I make just a little more than $15 an hour and it’s a struggle for me to make ends meet. Every week I have to make difficult choices about where to spend my hard earned money. The price of gas, milk, and healthcare – they all keep going up.


City of Indio Chapter Selects 2015 Bargaining Team

SEIU 721 City of Indio Chapter members gathered at the end of February to elect alternate members of the bargaining team, meet with Eloy Alvarez, SEIU 721 chief negotiator, and fill out bargaining surveys. The bargaining team heard a financial presentation from the City and discussed bargaining ground rules.


Riverside County College Scholarship Applications Now Available

Are you looking for ways to fund your child’s college education? Each year SEIU Local 721 and the County of Riverside offer joint scholarship awards to legal dependents of SEIU 721 members who are county employees. Application deadline is April 17, 2015.



Inland NAACP Chapter Honors VP Linda Dent and Labor Unions

The NAACP Riverside Branch 1059 honored SEIU 721 Vice President Linda Dent, with its Foot Soldier award at the civil rights organization’s Second Annual Labor Awards Dinner and Dance. The event took place on Saturday, Dec. 13, at the Radisson Hotel in Ontario.