The results are in! SEIU members overwhelmingly approved amending our SEIU Local 721 Bylaws, and elected our 2020 SEIU International Convention delegation. Congratulations to our newly elected 2020 Convention Delegates. These elected members will be representing us at this year’s SEIU International Convention in April: Jessica Castillo, Region 1 Vickie … Read More
You sent in your bargaining team nominations and the new team is ready to fight at the bargaining table to lift up Ventura County! Over the next weeks your unity and involvement will be crucial to ensure we win a contract that invests in communities by supporting County of Ventura … Read More
The Pleasant Valley Recreation and Park District Board shot down the Tentative Agreement at its last board meeting – the TA that we voted to approve. The most frequent comment from the Board was that they “didn’t understand” why the agreement didn’t include the At Will attack on workers – … Read More
Over 1,000 SEIU 721 and AFSCME LA Superior Court workers rallied outside the Stanley Mosk Courthouse on Thursday to stand up for quality services for our communities. Court workers across LA County, including those in Airport, Alhambra, Antelope Valley, Central Civil West, Chatsworth, Children’s Court, Compton, Downey, East LA, … Read More
SEIU members across the state have conducted a transparent, democratic process, interviewing dozens of candidates for statewide offices. SEIU 721 members have been a part of that process, and have also endorsed candidates for local offices who support working families and the communities we serve. Now it’s important that we … Read More
SEIU Local 721 Condemns Inhumane Family Separations at the United States Border; Vows to Elect Congressional Candidates Who Will Stand Up to the Trump Administration to Defend the Promise of the American Dream As Immigration Officials Tear Away Young Children from Families Seeking Refuge, California’s Working Families Promise to Elect … Read More
SEIU Local 721 members in the Tri-Counties region came out in full force to represent at the UFCW 770 Healthy Day 5k race in Ventura on President’s Day, Feb. 19th. This race/health fair is becoming one of the most important community events in the Tri-Counties region. Labor groups from the … Read More
On the heels of the most devastating fire in California history, families are still feeling the effects of the Thomas Fire. SEIU 721 members have been busy throughout Ventura and Santa Barbara counties, helping provide emergency response services at hospitals and strengthening our community security net through Human Services Agency … Read More
Fifth Largest Wildfire in California History Impacts SEIU Members Working at Over 20 Sites throughout Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties VENTURA, CA – Scores of SEIU 721 members living and working in Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties continue to endure the impact, at work and at home, of the … Read More
Retirement. It’s often the long-awaited end goal for employees who, after decades in the workforce, are rewarded with cleared schedules, alarm-clock free mornings and plenty of time to pursue their passions. However, for Alan Peshek, retirement isn’t all that it’s cracked up to be….at least not yet. “It’s been one of … Read More