Bring your family to the SEIU 721 Assembly and Family Fun Day! We’ll be serving hot dogs, burgers, and unlimited beverages. Kids’ activities include a bounce house, face painting, balloon artists, and fun picnic games!
Join SEIU 721 members for a special evening to recognize community leaders and honor elected officials who stand with workers at the Latino Caucus’ “An Evening Under the Stars” celebration on September 20, 2014.
The SEIU 721 Riverside County Medical Retiree Benefits bargaining team met with County representatives on Tuesday, Aug. 26, for their first bargaining session. The team presented a proposal on improving the $25 a month retiree health benefit. Calling it a “win-win situation,” members encouraged management to consider the proposal on increasing and restructuring the parameters of the current benefit.
Over $20,000 in scholarships were presented to the children of 23 Riverside County SEIU 721 members at the start of the Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2014. The scholarships range from $250 to $3,000 and are a part of the SEIU Training Fund, a joint effort between SEIU 721 and Riverside County.
Anti-immigrant protests in Murrieta, California are intimidating and scaring children fleeing violence in Central America. That’s why SEIU locals in California are launching a week of action. We want to bring attention to this humanitarian crisis. We must put the children ahead of partisan politics.
SEIU 721 members in the City of Palm Springs voted 87% to ratify a proposed contract with management on Tuesday, July 15, 2014. The four-year contract was approved by City Council on Wednesday evening.
Public employees have been under attack by anti-worker interest groups who have tried to blame public service workers for the recession. The real facts are that Riverside County public service retirees only receive $25 a month toward retiree medical benefits and current workers are below community standards in wages.
The SEIU 721 City of Palm Springs bargaining team negotiated a tentative agreement with Palm Springs management on Tuesday, July 15, 2014. City workers will see a 4% salary increase over the four-year contract. A ratification vote will be held Tuesday, July 15.
Following several weeks of City of Hemet worker testimonies on how proposed layoffs and cuts will affect working families and the need to respect the collective bargaining process, the Hemet City Council approved a budget that calls for elimination of positions and more cuts.
SEIU Local 721 members made endorsements in 86 campaigns covering six southern California Counties.