SEIU 721 members along with a host of SEIU locals and community allies are standing up for a clear path to citizenship and keeping families together as Congress considers different immigration reform plans.
After a year and a half of working without a contract, members were glad to gather and prepare for the new year with a new contract.
Deanna McCormick, RN handily won the Ventura County Employees’ Retirement Association (VCERA) retirement board election. Deanna is a proud member of the California Nurses Association and has been working as a Registered Nurse and Coroner’s Assistant for over 20 years in the County of Ventura.
61 New Human Services Agency Positions Approved by the Board of Supervisors
The work 721 members have done on the County Workload Committee and lobbying on the Exchange Board has paid off with 61 new positions for eligibility workers and case aids
SEIU 721 members at Gold Coast Transit who have health care benefits through Gold Coast Transit will see more money in their upcoming paychecks.
SEIU 721 Respiratory Therapist members win back pay from the County of Ventura for missed breaks and lunches during years where management failed to provide proper scheduling coverage to do so.
SEIU 721 members stood behind justice for undocumented immigrants when they joined community members at the Immigration Reform Taskforce Press Conference announcing the formation of a new immigration reform group.
The Ventura County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to approve up to 20 new social worker positions in the County. SEIU 721 social worker members have been reaching out to the Board over the past year, sharing their experiences about high caseloads, the increasing complexity of cases, and the need for a safer work environment.
SEIU 721’s Tri-Counties African American Caucus invites all members and community allies to join us on January 21, 2013 to celebrate the achievements of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
The Ventura County Employees’ Retirement Association (VCERA) board voted 4 – 5 on December 17, 2012 to accept Labor’s position that pensionable compensation for new hires after January 1, 2013, includes those special skills pay and special pay items that are not expressly excluded by the Public Employees Pension Reform Act (PEPRA), in addition to base pay.