COURT DECISION UPDATE – Tuesday, September 5th @ 6:10PM There is still no final decision on how many – if any –workers will be prohibited from participating in the strike. It is possible that some highly essential employees may not be able to strike given the nature of their work, … Read More
SEIU 721 Represented Riverside County Employees Including Health Care Providers, Social Workers, Correctional Officers, Mental Health Care Workers, Engineers, and Other Frontline Public Service Providers Walk Off the Job; Riverside County on the Hook for a Whopping 19 Labor Law Violations and Demands of Transparency Amidst the Use of Millions … Read More
For more than a year we’ve tried to negotiate in good-faith with the County of Riverside but they have consistently stayed on their low-road, breaking labor law after labor law! To date, we have filed 19 unfair practice charges against the County detailing its bad-faith bargaining, surveillance, and refusal to … Read More
Enough with Riverside County’s Unfair Practices! For more than a year we’ve tried to negotiate in good-faith with the County of Riverside but they have consistently stayed on their low-road of breaking labor law after labor law! To date, we have filed 19 unfair practice charges against the County ranging … Read More
SEIU Local 721 makes their voice heard County of Riverside spends $40,000,000 on KPMG consulting; county services remain sparse Thursday, August 17th By Melissa Diaz Hernandez at The Valley Chronicle Aug. 10 was a day of action for members of Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 721 as workers … Read More
The picketing over the County of Riverside’s unfair practices enters its second week with hundreds of employees publicly condemning the County’s deplorable behavior that just keeps getting worse. Since labor talks began with Riverside County 14 months ago, SEIU Local 721-represented frontline workers have filed more than a dozen Unfair … Read More
Don’t believe management’s misinformation! You have every legal right to participate in concerted activities over Riverside County’s Unfair Practice Charges, including picketing and other job actions. What you do during your break time is your personal time, not the County’s. The County is spreading misinformation because they want to silence our voices and … Read More
The stakes are now higher than they have ever been. The County is adamant about balancing their budget on the backs of frontline workers via takeaways with proposals that will only bring down the level and quality of services in key Departments. The County has no intention of agreeing to … Read More
Each year, SEIU 721 and the County of Riverside come together to offer scholarship awards, ranging from $250 to $5,000, to children of SEIU 721 members who are Riverside county employees. Applications are now being accepted.
It’s in our hands to champion a contract that guarantees living wages for all, prioritizes the safety and wellbeing of all residents and frontline workers, and restores public services to the highest levels.