Those of us in the LA County workforce will never forget how hard we worked to secure a strong contract. So, we are pleased to remind everyone that our first pay raise will take effect Oct. 1 – but please note that it will be reflected on our Oct. 30 paycheck. Here
Our Union, SEIU 721, is hard at work bargaining with Harbor Regional Center management on our contract reopener. Unfortunately, what management has put on the table so far is NOT acceptable: Yet the Harbor Regional Center CEO is raking in $350,000 annually – and, on top of that, the Harbor Regional Center budget has increased by 8 percent. It’s
We Locked in our Historic Agreement! Our SEIU 721 County of Ventura bargaining team delivered on a strong Tentative Agreement (TA) and members voted overwhelmingly YES to approve this historic agreement. The agreement provides gains that uplift members, our families and our communities. Our new TA includes: + A 10.5%
We did it! Thanks to our tireless dedication at the negotiation table and in the field, our SEIU 721 County of Ventura bargaining team delivered on a strong Tentative Agreement (TA). The agreement provides historic gains that uplift members, our families and our communities. An overwhelming majority of the
Ventura County faces a worsening affordability crisis, as the majority of its workforce is not compensated at levels sufficient to meet rising living costs. For many of us, that translates to “we can’t afford to live where we work.” Our SEIU 721 research team did a deep dive into Ventura County
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We went to the bargaining table on October 22nd and 23rd. We received an update that the County Board voted to allocate $10M to defray Ventura County Medical premium increases, bringing the increases down to 12.5% as opposed to 27.5% We put pressure on the County, and it worked! However,
Why are we having a ULP strike? To protest the County’s Unfair Labor Practices (“ULP”). The County has repeatedly broken state labor laws! We need to send a strong message to the County that employees are not willing to put up with it anymore. The County needs to stop its
We went to the bargaining table on Wednesday, October 8th and finally received a wage proposal from the County. The County’s first economic proposal was: · 2.5% salary increase year 1 · 2% salary increase year 2 · 2% salary increase year 3 At the same time, the County approved a 27.5% increase