Members from across Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties gathered at Padre Serra Parish in Camarillo for the Ventura Rising Together Summit, marshaling our Tri-Counties forces to protect good union jobs across the Tri-Counties region against privatization – and to kick-start a strong contract bargaining fight for workers in the County … Read More
By now, SEIU 721 members under the Ventura County Employees Retirement Association (VCERA) pensions board – County of Ventura, Ventura Superior Court and Ventura Regional Sanitation District – should have received their VCERA ballots. We need your help. Now more than ever it is critical that we elect board members … Read More
Welcome to the Ventura County Bargaining Headquarters. The bargaining team is finishing up its review of the contract and is busily creating our initial proposals. The team was armed with over 1,000 of your bargaining surveys to help create our priorities. We also have an army of Contract Action Team … Read More
Our SEIU 721 County of Ventura CAT team members showed up energized at our August 8th CAT meeting at UFCW 770 Hall in Camarillo. Solidarity remained strong throughout the CAT planning meeting as we heard from the bargaining team and member leaders with an update on bargaining. >>Download and share … Read More
As President of SEIU 721 and SEIU California, I feel compelled to express my thoughts in the aftermath of President Donald Trump’s visit to El Paso, Texas, which – along with Dayton, Ohio – was the scene this past weekend of another senseless mass shooting. It is startling how commonplace … Read More
Over 100 participants came out to the Citizenship Fair in Oxnard on July 27th. SEIU 721 members and community allies from CAUSE, MICOP, Indivisible Ventura, El Concilio Family Services, the Law Office of Vanessa Frank, Korling Law and other community groups help process over forty N-400 forms. Our Citizenship Fair … Read More
Just as Oxnard’s Mayor Flynn and members of the City Council voted to make drastic cuts to vital city services and on layoffs, it was discovered by the city finance staff that there was 5.6 million dollars in its city bank accounts! So much for “fiscal responsibility.” It’s time … Read More
We’ll update this post as we get more information. — When did the union know about the layoffs? We were officially notified on May 28, 2019. What is the union doing about it? Per the MOA the County and your union has to meet and confer on this issue, before … Read More
The Ventura County Wellness Program (VC-WELL!) provides and encourages workplace programs and practices to promote the overall health & well-being of County employees. All regular County employees and their spouses are eligible to participate in an annual Wellness Pro file screening, physical activity classes and challenges as well as a variety … Read More
The newly elected executive board of SEIU Local 721 is responsible for representing the interests of its members, and manages the Local’s affairs including continuing the dynamic worker-led campaigns that have galvanized a pro-working family movement in Southern California. Full list of elected member leaders: Officers At large President Bob … Read More