Dozens of Behavioral Health Specialists, Clinical Therapists, and other care professionals gave insight into the on-going and troubling number of violent incidents that have taken place on the clinic’s premises. One by one they scribbled on a giant board their solutions to the safety crisis, solutions that ranged from fencing the employee parking to better-trained security on the County’s clinics premises.
On December 15, 2016, SEIU Local 721 filed a group grievance on behalf of Hemet Clinic care professionals against Riverside County to implement proper safety measures within 15 days of the filing. The legal filing cites County employees’ growing fear of being fatally attacked while on the job, and the serious need to better protect the patients they serve.
We the frontline staff at Riverside County’s Hemet Clinic are taking a stand to cure the safety crisis that’s reached epic proportions at our facility.
Today at 12PM Pacific Time, SEIU Local 721 offices throughout Southern California will observe a one-minute moment of silence in honor of all the brothers and sisters we lost. We ask SEIU members and sister locals across the nation to join us in a moment of silence, remembering and honoring our union brothers and sisters.
We will continue to fight – at our worksites and at the table – for real investment to restore and strengthen County services. United, we will continue to champion fair wages and workplace safety for all County members.
The Fight Is Just Beginning
The election on November 8th should have been a triumph for working people and our country. Instead it was a tragedy.
The new contract includes $1,500 in bonuses by July 1, 2017, raises of between 6% -15% during the life of the contract, new paid holidays, and an increase in employer contributions for healthcare over the first year of the contract
There’s too much at stake for our members and our communities to not be leading advocates for a better Californi
SEIU Local 721 Members Stand United With Our Community Partners to Ensure President-Elect Trump’s Divisive Agenda Does Not Obstruct Our Vision for An America That Must Rise Together
Victory of Hate Will Not Slow the Momentum of Working People; Nothing Will Stand in the
Way of Achieving Our Vision of a Better Future for All of California’s Working Families
The newly ratified 2016-2020 contract covers over Riverside City workers who were negotiating with the City since the Spring and were working without a contract since July 1st.