In the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, the people of Puerto Rico have endured 14 days without food, water, power and communication. As the death toll rises, elected officials are choosing to focus on the debt Puerto Rico owes to big banks, rather than the sorely needed help the people need. … Read More
On the heels of a powerful two day strike that’s given us tremendous momentum, here’s what you need to know about what comes next for SEIU Local 721 represented members. FIRST – If at ANY point you feel harassed or intimidated because you took action to defend our union, contact … Read More
Day One of the ULP Strike is wrapped up! Thank you to everyone who came out and made sure that the County heard our voices! Day Two of the strike begins on Thursday, September 7th at 7:30 a.m. at the Riverside Convention Center. We’ll meet at the Riverside Convention … Read More
Despite the County’s attempts to block some workers from striking, more than 1,000 Riverside County employees picketed for several hours outside of the Riverside University Hospital Wednesday morning – sending a strong message to management that we’re not backing down! The picket began at 6:30 a.m. and picked up steam … Read More
Three leading gubernatorial candidates – John Chiang, Gavin Newsom, and Antonio Villaraigosa will join striking Riverside County workers – Newsom at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Villaraigosa at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday and Chiang at 11 a.m. Thursday. Join us on the strike line tomorrow morning! Wednesday September 6th 6:30 a.m. Riverside University … Read More
COURT DECISION UPDATE – Tuesday, September 5th @ 8:30PM First and foremost the unfair practice strike actions scheduled for Wednesday, September 6th and Thursday, September 7th are still legally protected and still moving full speed ahead! Late Tuesday in court, a Riverside County Judge reaffirmed that the vast majority of … Read More
Despite increasingly desperate attempts by Riverside County to silence our voices, the Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) reaffirmed Friday that the overwhelming majority of SEIU 721 members have the legally protected right to participate in our upcoming ULP strike on September 6th and 7th. The County’s latest attempt to intimidate … Read More
What’s Going On In Riverside? 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 … Read More
Our sisters and brothers in SEIU Texas, the Workers United Southwest Regional Joint Board, National Conference of Firemen and Oilers-32BJ/ SEIU and SEIU Local 1000 are among the millions of people impacted by the devastating effects of Hurricane Harvey. It’s times like this when being united with two million members in a … Read More
So-called “Right to Work” laws have been all over the news recently, as more and more states fall prey to this anti-worker legislation. An attack by greedy corporations and anti-worker politicians, so-called “Right to Work” legislation is meant to strip workers of their bargaining power and silence their collective voice. … Read More