Statement from SEIU 721 President Bob Schoonover on Riverside County’s Declaration of Impasse “It’s not surprising that the County has made it their objective to stay on the low road. The County has broken labor law after labor law throughout this process – racking up 19 violations since negotiations … 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
SEIU Local 721 members at every worksite are uniting to win a fair contract and management is losing their cool as they deal with our escalating pressure! On June 21st our brothers and sisters at DPSS in Perris led their own peaceful “March on the Boss” during their break time … Read More
Our March on the Bosses is gaining momentum! Hundreds of Riverside County members at various worksites have taken our fight for a fair a contract directly to management. Members at Riverside County Regional Medical Center, 3950 Reynolds DPSS, DPSS La Sierra and Indio CPS have all personally delivered the resounding message to … Read More
The County withdrew its proposal to eliminate both the Flex Benefits cash back and subsidies for current employees, and the opt-out option for Flex Benefits. This is a huge step in the right direction but we have to continue amplifying the pressure to get the County to stop all the takeaways they’re still proposing.
After 5 weeks of voting at worksites throughout the County and the Inland Regional Office, Riverside County members emphatically authorized an escalation up to and including a strike with a 98% yes vote!