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Riverside County Employees: New Overtime Policy Is Bad for Public Services and Workforce

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More than 120 county employees rallied July 15 against new overtime policy that would threaten public safety, emergency services, and jobs in Riverside County.  Click here for news coverage:  KESQ | Desert Sun | Press Enterprise


 

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Get the Facts on Overtime, Not Riverside HR Spin

Riverside County HR is changing the rules for how employees get paid, and trying to shift the blame. Read the letter to members that sets the record straight.

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Riverside County Nurses: Lagging Wages Produce Hidden Costs for Taxpayers

Jessica Ferguson, RN

Jessica Ferguson, RN

Riverside County RN wages are lower than their Southern California counterparts’, and that’s hurting staff retention and creating hidden costs for taxpayers.  Read what RN Jessica Ferguson told top County leaders...

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SEIU 721 Wins Suit for Public Accountability, Files Report with Government Watchdog

A judge ruled the County of Riverside failed to provide public documents in a timely manner. The July 11 ruling came a day after SEIU 721 submitted a report to the state audit board showing that public records indicate the County has illegally extended the employment of hundreds of temporary workers.
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We’re Fighting the County’s Efforts to Take Away Overtime

Responding to the County of Riverside’s move to exempt several hundred SEIU members from receiving overtime pay, County SEIU members recently filed unfair labor practice charges with the Public Employees Relations Board (PERB), alleging the move to eliminate overtime is a contract violation.

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Pastor Makes Plea to Riverside County Officials for Quality Jobs and Services

Pastor Paula Cripps

Pastor Paula Cripps

“Are you people of faith? If you are a person of faith, then you must work for the common benefit of all people,” Pastor Paula Cripps, a United Methodist minister, said to the Riverside County Board of Supervisors on June 3. “ Read the full article in the Desert Sun

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Temporary Workers Tell Riverside County: Stop Using Tax Dollars to Take Away Our Voice

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“We’ve come here today to let the County know, we want Human Resources to stop using tax dollars to interfere with our efforts to form a union.''

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Report: Riverside County’s Overuse of Temp Employees Threatens Economy, Services

The Center on Policy Initiatives (CPI) released a report on March 25 that recommends a state audit of Riverside County's use of temporary employees. Read the news coverage in the Riverside Press-Enterprise.

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County of Riverside Temporary Workers Are Ready to Join SEIU

Riverside TAP workers

With TV news cameras and tape recorders rolling, a group of Riverside County temporary workers presented nearly 900 union authorization cards on March 11 to the head of the County’s Human Resources Department.

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Are You Ready to Take the Next Step?

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Take your activism to the next level. Participate in SEIU 721 and Camp Wellstone's training to become a candidate for elected office.
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