Our SEIU 721 Bargaining Team met on Monday and Wednesday with Ventura County negotiators. We presented our counter proposals and the County returned with theirs. While the County had improvements in some items, the County’s overall position remains disappointing when it comes to areas we have identified as our most … Read More
The ballots have been counted and the 2019 Regional Council election results are in! Here is a list of all the winners in Bargaining Units that held elections: City of Santa Ana – SAF Monica Suter Ventura County – PRF Rebecca Albarran LA County BU 711 – … Read More
The Bargaining Team had its third meeting with County negotiators on Monday, October 7th. >>Download the flyer We provided updates on our proposals and stood strong on our key priorities – negotiating stronger wages, increasing the flex credit contribution, improving contract language and protecting good jobs. The County knows that … Read More
The SEIU 721 County of Ventura bargaining team met for the second time with management at the table on Sept. 23, 2019. The County came back with counter proposals on both economic and non-economic items for only some of our proposals. Their counter proposals were less than desirable; we’re still … Read More
SEIU Local 721 Regional Council nominations already have been received and ballots are being sent in the mail at the end of this week. Ballots must be returned by 9 A.M. on Friday, October 18, 2019. The vote count will take place that same day beginning promptly at 5 P.M. … Read More
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-Counties Region. Union Boards are a designated place where we can post information pertaining to … Read More
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 bargaining fight for workers in the County … Read More
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 received their VCERA ballots. We need your help. Now more than ever it is critical that we elect board members … Read More
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 bargaining surveys to help create our priorities. We also have an army of Contract Action Team … Read More
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 bargaining. >>Download and share … Read More