Tri-Counties - SEIU Local 721

Tri-Counties Union Board in a Box Fall 2019

September 19, 2019

Union visibility is about making our SEIU 721 presence known at our worksites – especially now that we’ve kicked off bargaining a new, strong contract with the County of Ventura, our largest employer in the Tri- Read More...

Tri-Counties members strategize and energize at Ventura Rising Together Summit

September 14, 2019

Members from across Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties gathered at Padre Serra Parish in Camarillo for the Ventura Rising Together Summit, marshaling our Tri-Counties forces to protect good union jobs across the Tri-Counties region against privatization – and to kick-start a strong contract Read More...

Vote Jordan Roberts for VCERA Board to Ensure your Retirement

September 5, 2019

By now, SEIU 721 members under the Ventura County Employees Retirement Association (VCERA) pensions board – County of Ventura, Ventura Superior Court and Ventura Regional Sanitation District – should have Read More...

Ventura County Bargaining HQ

August 14, 2019

Welcome to the Ventura County Bargaining Headquarters. The bargaining team is finishing up its review of the contract and is busily creating our initial proposals. The team was armed with over 1,000 of your Read More...

Our Ventura County Contract Action Team (CAT) is fired up and ready to go!

August 9, 2019

Our SEIU 721 County of Ventura CAT team members showed up energized at our August 8th CAT meeting at UFCW 770 Hall in Camarillo. Solidarity remained strong throughout the CAT planning meeting as we heard from the bargaining team and member leaders with an update on Read More...

Statement by Bob Schoonover in Response to Recent Mass Shootings

August 8, 2019

As President of SEIU 721 and SEIU California, I feel compelled to express my thoughts in the aftermath of President Donald Trump’s visit to El Paso, Texas, which – along with Dayton, Ohio – was the scene this past weekend of another senseless mass shooting. It is Read More...

SEIU 721 Members Take the Lead at Oxnard Citizenship Fair

July 29, 2019

Over 100 participants came out to the Citizenship Fair in Oxnard on July 27th. SEIU 721 members and community allies from CAUSE, MICOP, Indivisible Ventura, El Concilio Family Services, the Law Read More...

City of Oxnard – Make the Call to Stop the Cuts and Stop Layoffs!

June 25, 2019

Just as Oxnard's Mayor Flynn and members of the City Council voted to make drastic cuts to vital city services and on layoffs, it was discovered by the city finance staff that there was 5.6 million dollars in its city bank accounts! So much for "fiscal responsibility." It's time Read More...

County of Ventura Layoffs – Frequently Asked Questions

May 28, 2019

We'll update this post as we get more information. -- When did the union know about the layoffs? We were officially notified on May 28, 2019. What is the union doing about it? Per the MOA the Read More...

Ventura County Wellness Program – Time to Get Healthy!

May 2, 2019

The Ventura County Wellness Program (VC-WELL!) provides and encourages workplace programs and practices to promote the overall health & well-being of County employees. All regular County Read More...