On Thursday, June 11, SEIU 721 members in the San Bernardino County Professional Unit cast their votes for their new bargaining team. Members came out in force for the election, with high turnout in worksites across San Bernardino County.
Statement on behalf of Bob Schoonover, President of SEIU Local 721:
“In the last 48 hours, the SEIU 721 bargaining team and our Fix LA community partners have finally witnessed some movement at the bargaining table. For that reason we have decided to not initiate a strike today. However, key issues for our members and the communities they serve must still be fully addressed.
SEIU 721 City of Indio Chapter members gathered at the end of February to elect alternate members of the bargaining team, meet with Eloy Alvarez, SEIU 721 chief negotiator, and fill out bargaining surveys. The bargaining team heard a financial presentation from the City and discussed bargaining ground rules.
This survey is only for SEIU 721 members who work for the County of Los Angeles.
If this applies to you, please complete the survey in the box below. Scroll down to ensure you fill out the entire survey, which is eleven pages long. Click the “Next” button at the bottom of each page to get to all the survey’s pages.
We came together with community leaders and elected officials to ensure stability of the workforce and the services that are desperately needed by one of LA’s most underserved areas.
The SEIU Local 721 Bargaining Committee and Negotiators fought in 2013 to honor our veterans in Ventura County. We are proud to have won November 11 as an official county holiday.
In 2015, SEIU 721 LA County members have an opportunity to negotiate for a contract that will help Fix LA.
Elected members of SEIU Local 721 and five additional unions representing a wide range of city workers–from librarians to sanitation truck drivers to crossing guards–took a lunch break from bargaining a new contract today to help clergy and community stakeholders clean one of the city’s many trash-strewn alleys. Their message … Read More
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