Meet your newly elected 2016 SEIU Local 721 County of Ventura Bargaining Team.
These members are from the Admin Support, Maintenance and Labor, Professional, Social Services, Supervisory, Technical Units and an At Large member and serve communities across Ventura County.
Our top story this month is the victory by San Bernardino Professionals, a textbook example of how member leadership can use the “Power of Purple” — our union’s deep resources; our experienced negotiators; our skilled team of attorneys, researchers, and communications experts; and our relationships with community, clergy, and political leaders — to win game-changing wins at the bargaining table.
Eligible candidates may begin to collect signatures from current full dues- paying members in good standing starting on July 8, 2016.
SEIU 721 Ventura Superior Court members voted in their new bargaining team. Members voted at worksite meetings at all three different Ventura Court sites and the votes were tallied on Wed., June 29 at the SEIU 721 Ventura office.
Thanks to SEIU member leadership, the Tri-Counties Regional Center has received additional funding from the State of California (ABX2-1 funds) and a large portion of those funds are required to be used for employee salaries. Salary increases are key to retaining the experienced professionals that our communities need to serve families with disabilities.
The SEIU Local 721 Santa Barbara County bargaining team met with County negotiators for its initial session. The SEIU team is in the process of formulating its proposals which will help strengthen Santa Barbara County – for workers and the rest of the community.
This week, SEIU Local 721, alongside SEIU State Council and other SEIU Locals from across the state, announced our full support and endorsement of the Safety for All Initiative on the November 2016 ballot.
Attention members! There’s been a recent change to how members can access recreation ticket services.
The way we win elections is by talking with voters. And with over 500 shifts as volunteers in consistent door knocking canvasses, and marathon phone-banks, SEIU 721 helped make the difference for our endorsed candidates by running a winning member-to-member voter contact, education and GOTV operation!
Recent bomb threats at HSA locations put the public and workers at risk. Management’s poor communication as these incidents evolved left workers and the public in the dark.