News - SEIU Local 721

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 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 in San Jose and the state of Alaska. We did not agree with all of Segal's Read More...

Fix LA Clean-up Kicks Off First Day of City Contract Bargaining

July 30, 2014

Elected members of SEIU Local 721 and five additional unions representing a wide range of city workers--from librarians to sanitation truck drivers to crossing guards--took a lunch break from bargaining a new contract 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 Read More...

Palm Springs Workers Approve New 4-year Contract

July 16, 2014

The SEIU 721 City of Palm Springs bargaining team members are: Robert "Bobby" Klomhaus - Maintenance Worker I, Carolyn Notte - Senior Secretary, Bill Notte - Fleet Technician I, Caren Nelson - Account Specialist II, and Craig Wood - Mechanic Technician II. Eloy Alvarez, not pictured, served as Read More...

Riverside County Retiree Health and Job Parity Survey Now Open

July 15, 2014

UPDATE: 31 July 2014The survey is now CLOSED. Thanks to all the Riverside County members who responded, we received a record number of surveys. Results are currently being analyzed and will be shared Read More...

721 and LA County DHS Host a Virtual Town Hall

July 15, 2014

SEIU Local 721 in partnership with the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services presents a Virtual Town Hall Friday, July 1812 pm - 1 pm Click here for locations We will: Discuss Read More...