LA County 2015-2018 Tentative Agreement Summaries
Your bargaining committee congratulates you for your resilience to win a breakthrough contract, and recommends a YES vote.
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Big Win at Ventura Pension Board
The pension board that oversees the pensions for County of Ventura workers was moving to exclude Market Based Premium Pay from being pensionable. This move from the Ventura County Employees’ Retirement Association (VCERA) Board would have hurt workers’ secure retirement. VCERA’s third-party counsel felt sure that it was interpreting the law correctly.
LA County TA Voting via the Web
We’re now entering Week 2 of LA County Tentative Agreement (TA) voting! Since October 21st, members throughout LA County have been making their voices heard by casting their ballots at worksite locations, and at Local 721.
Worksite Voting Locations to Raise Up LA County
You can vote at the Worksite locations listed below. Please bookmark this page to check for updates. The voting locations are subject to change, and will be updated often.
Time to Cast Your Vote to Raise Up LA County!
Your bargaining committee congratulates you for your resilience in delivering this agreement and recommends a YES vote. Here’s how you can make your voice count by casting your vote through one of the following ways:
Contract Settlement* Raises Up ALL of LA County!
SEIU Local 721 and the County of Los Angeles have reached a Tentative Agreement on a new three-year contract. Detailed tentative agreement summaries, including significant gains on bargaining unit specific issues, will be available soon. At as many worksites as possible, membership meetings will be held to review the tentative agreements prior to the ratification vote. More information on ratification coming very soon, stay tuned. For now, here are some of the highlights and breakthroughs.
City of Santa Paula Members Approve Tentative Agreement
SEIU 721 members in the City of Santa Paula voted by a large margin to approve the tentative agreement.
This was the second vote on a tentative agreement, members rejected the first one. After members spoke up before the last city council meeting closed session, the council assured them that they would set up a process to become more informed on future bargaining negotiations.
Major Progress in Bargaining; Most Unit Agreements Completed; Fringe Benefits Not Yet Settled; Union Members Determined to Honor Cesar Chavez with Holiday
After several days of round-the clock bargaining, most SEIU 721 bargaining committees have reached tentative agreements with L.A. County.
Los Angeles County Bargaining Update – September 28, 2015
LA County bargaining teams engaged in intense negotiations on Wednesday and Thursday of last week with Los Angeles County; although we made great strides in the right direction we still have a last push this week.
LA County: Fair Contract Now!
On Tuesday hundreds of LA County members descended on the Hall of Administration to demand a fair contract that respects our work.