contract - SEIU Local 721

Riverside County Medical Retiree Benefits Bargaining Begins

August 28, 2014

The SEIU 721 Riverside County Medical Retiree Benefits bargaining team met with County representatives on Tuesday, Aug. 26, for their first bargaining session. The team presented a proposal on improving the $25 a month 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 today to help clergy and community stakeholders clean one of the city's many 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...

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, 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 with the Bargaining Team and members in the coming weeks. Public employees 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 2014. Over the course of bargaining, members participated in several actions Read More...

Palm Springs Members Reach TA; Vote Set for July 15

July 9, 2014

The SEIU 721 City of Palm Springs bargaining team negotiated a tentative agreement with Palm Springs management on Tuesday, July 15, 2014. City workers will see a 4% salary increase over the four-year Read More...

Despite Member Protest, Hemet City Calls for Layoffs and Cuts

July 1, 2014

Morgan Newlin, Public Works Inspector II and SEIU 721 bargaining team member, addressed the Council on June 24. Newlin's job is one of those proposed for elimination.Following several weeks of City of Hemet worker testimonies on how proposed layoffs and cuts will affect working families and the Read More...

Labor Board Rules in Favor of SEIU 721 Riverside County Members

April 28, 2014

Riverside County ordered to pay affected SEIU 721 members back pay and interest penalties for violating labor laws in 2009. After a lengthy legal process which lasted almost five years, the Public Read More...

Palm Springs Members Begin Bargaining; Optimistic for the Future

April 16, 2014

With 100 years of service to Palm Springs, the 2014 Bargaining Team is now headed to the table to move workers forward. SEIU 721 City of Palm Springs Bargaining Team Left to right, font row: Nadine Read More...