Tri-Counties - SEIU Local 721

SEIU 721-HSA Workload Forum Leads to 59 New Ventura County Jobs

August 5, 2014

The County of Ventura Board of Supervisors voted on August 5, 2014, to approve 59 new positions to help keep children safe in the County. The new additions, which include 30 new social workers, are the result of SEIU Read More...

UPDATED: Judge’s Decision Rules Pension-Killing Measure Off County of Ventura Ballot

August 4, 2014

Updated: 8/6/2014, 5:15 p.m. VICTORY!Backers of the pension-killing ballot measure in Ventura County will NOT be seeking an appeal on the judge's ruling to take the measure off the ballot. The following statement was released today by Citizens for Retirement Security (CRS), a coalition of labor and Read More...

The Fight for Secure Retirement in Ventura County Continues

July 31, 2014

Updated 8/3/2014 9:10 p.m. The County of Ventura received and filed a report from Segal Corporation which details some of the ways that the ballot measure would cost the County money if things were to occur as they did Read More...

City of Ventura Members Win New Contract

July 30, 2014

The SEIU Local 721 City of Ventura bargaining committee reached a tentative agreement with the City on July 9, and all four bargaining units, A, G, S, and Q have approved the tentative agreement. The City Council voted Read More...

City of Santa Paula Members Vote to Approve Last Best and Final

July 23, 2014

SEIU 721 City of Santa Paula members voted to approve the Last, Best and Final Offer by a large margin on July 8, 2014. The bargaining team first met with city negotiators starting in February of 2014. Members spoke at several city council meetings and stood up for a fair Read More...

Tapping into Compassion

July 21, 2014

(Photo Credit: Reuters) Protesters 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 Read More...

Gold Coast Transit Members Vote to Ratify Agreement

July 14, 2014

SEIU 721 Gold Coast Transit members voted to approve the Tentative Agreement with Gold Coast Transit by a strong majority. The bargaining team had been meeting with GCT negotiators since January of Read More...

It’s Time to Break Down Inequities in Santa Barbara County

July 11, 2014

The SEIU Local 721 Santa Barbara County bargaining team held a meet and confer with County negotiators on July 9, 2014. They reviewed pay inequities for two job series, Social Workers and Career Employment Specialists. We were able to meet on this because of the language we won in our last Read More...

Ventura County Finds Initiative Illegal then Votes it onto the Ballot

June 17, 2014

The Ventura County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously on June 17 to put the pension-killing initiative on the November ballot, after County Counsel, Leroy Smith found the initiative to be Read More...

County of Ventura Members Prepare for Ratification Vote with MOU Improvements

June 13, 2014

-----**UPDATE (6/23/2014: 10:55 a.m.) SEIU 721 Members voted overwhelmingly to approve the Tentative Agreement on the reopener with the County of Ventura. The TA was ratified with a 98.5% YES vote Read More...