Riverside County - SEIU Local 721

CALENDAR – 2024 County Riverside Contract Ratification and Dues Alignment In-person Vote

February 22, 2024

After months of negotiations, countless member actions, a massive downtown march, rolling rallies, unfair practice charges and a ULP strike authorization vote, we have reached a Tentative Agreement that uplifts our Read More...

Cheylynda Barnard, Executive Board Member from Riverside County, advocates for the forgotten in society

October 13, 2021

Cheylynda Barnard says her experience on the job and as a candidate for office have taught her the same thing -- that union members must keep advocating for the forgotten in our society. Barnard has served in the Adult Protective Services Division of Riverside County for six years, where she Read More...

NEW Patient Care Member Hotline for SEIU 721 Members

April 10, 2020

The Coronavirus pandemic is stretching everything in our Los Angeles, Riverside and Ventura Counties’ healthcare networks to an unprecedented limit – impacting the safety of our registered nurses and all our Read More...

Riverside County members’ CalPERS medical plan special open enrollment runs from March 30 through April 17

March 26, 2020

Don’t forget! If you’re a member of SEIU 721 working out of Riverside County, you’ll soon be covered through a new CalPERS medical plan – and the special open enrollment period begins next week. It starts on Read More...

MAJOR VICTORY – Judge Bars Riverside Imposition, Reinstates Nurses

June 29, 2018

In a massive victory against a hostile employer, the Riverside County Superior Court ruled on three major issues: 1. There can be no imposition of the "last, best and final" offer until the outstanding unfair labor practice charges against the County are resolved. 2. The Read More...

Judge Sides With Riverside Workers, Delays Imposition Vote

May 29, 2018

SEIU 721 Fights On! Throughout the Riverside County contract "bargaining" process, the County has tried its best to impose an unacceptable (seriously, they're trying to charge us for parking) "last, best and final" contract on us - piling up 34 unfair labor practice Read More...

Fact Finder Concludes: Riverside County Employees are Worth More!

April 19, 2018

The County's Ship is Sinking After a months-long fact-finding process, an impartial fact finder appointed by the Public Employment Relations Board has found what we've known all along - the Read More...

Jail time for Self-Defense, WTF?

September 14, 2017

COUNTY'S Riverside Health System says one thing on self-defense — County lawmakers say another. Moreno Valley, CA — Chalk up another blunder in the long list of mismanagement for the County of Riverside. In the most County of Riverside move ever, managers at the County’s Riverside University Read More...

Victorious, Thousands Return To Work Stronger Than Ever

September 8, 2017

After an historic strike garnering the support of California’s top three gubernatorial candidates, thousands of workers across Riverside County returned to work today wearing “Stronger Than Ever Read More...

Three Leading Gubernatorial Candidates John Chiang, Gavin Newsom, and Antonio Villaraigosa Join Striking Riverside County Workers

September 6, 2017

Three Leading Gubernatorial Candidates John Chiang, Gavin Newsom, and Antonio Villaraigosa Join Striking Riverside County Workers; Demands Include a Halt to Chronic Safety Breaches and an End to Labor Read More...