The SEIU 721 bargaining team for the San Bernardino County Superior Court Reporters and Court Support Services unit have been going line-by-line through the current contract to strengthen future contract language. The team presented non-economic issues during last week’s bargaining.
The SEIU 721 Riverside County Per Diem bargaining unit members voted unanimously to accept the tentative agreement reached with management.
Per Diem workers are set to receive raises and other economic incentives and union rights, pending approval from the Board of Supervisors at their next meeting.
The SEIU 721 Riverside County Per Diem bargaining team has reached a tentative agreement with management. If ratified, Riverside County Per Diem bargaining unit members will receive raises and other economic incentives, union rights and grievance procedures, in this, their first contract. Ballots must be received by 5 p.m. on Aug. 5 to be counted.
SEIU Local 721 presented $20,000 in scholarships to the children of 25 Riverside County members. The scholarships, awarded at the start of the Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday, July 21, 2015, ranged from $250 to $2,000 and are a part of the SEIU Training Fund, a joint effort between SEIU 721 and Riverside County.
On Thursday, June 11, SEIU 721 members in the San Bernardino County Professional Unit cast their votes for their new bargaining team. Members came out in force for the election, with high turnout in worksites across San Bernardino County.
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.