Ballots are counted, and the new SEIU 721 City of Riverside General, and Refuse Unit bargaining team was announced at the first general membership meeting of the year, Tuesday, Jan. 19. The transition of chapter leadership also took place. Enrique Barboza was installed as the new chapter chair, and members feted outgoing chapter president Frank Corral.
On Thursday, June 11, SEIU 721 members in the San Bernardino County Professional Unit cast their votes for their new bargaining team. Members came out in force for the election, with high turnout in worksites across San Bernardino County.
In 2015, SEIU 721 LA County members have an opportunity to negotiate for a contract that will help Fix LA.
In the next few months, SEIU 721 Riverside County members have an opportunity to negotiate for contract improvements on two important topics — retiree medical benefits and job parity fairness. Voting has begun to elect two bargaining teams to represent all bargaining units.